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Obesity and Related Health Behaviors Among Urban and Rural Children in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004 and 2005-2006

Ann M. Davis, Kerry Bennett, CA Befort, Nicole L. Nollen

Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 2011 · 202 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

There are modifiable health behavior differences between rural and urban children which may account for the significantly higher obesity rates among rural children.

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Sarah E. Barlow · PEDIATRICS · 2007 · 4.5K citations

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Health Consequences of Obesity in Youth: Childhood Predictors of Adult Disease

William H. Dietz · PEDIATRICS · 1998 · 2.7K citations

Overweight Children, Nutrition, Metabolic Disorder +20

Associations Between Overweight and Obesity With Bullying Behaviors in School-Aged Children

Ian Janssen, Wendy Craig, William F. Boyce et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2004 · 868 citations

Calcium Intake and Body Weight1

Kelvin J.A. Davies, Robert P. Heaney, Robert R. Recker et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2000 · 409 citations · Full text

Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Rural America

P. Daniel Patterson, Charity G. Moore, Janice C. Probst et al. · The Journal of Rural Health · 2004 · 388 citations