Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?

Patricia M. Anderson, Kristin F. Butcher & Diane Whitemore Schanzenbach
Published Date
Copyright 2009
ISBN 9780226309453
The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective
Book: The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective
Book editor: Jonathan Gruber
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
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Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?
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Obesity has been one of the fastest growing health concerns among children, particularly among disadvantaged children...

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