Association Between Maternal Intimate Partner Violence and Incident Obesity in Preschool-Aged Children
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicinePublished 1 June 2010Open access
Renée Boynton‐Jarrett, Jessica Fargnoli, Shakira F. Suglia, Barry Zuckerman, Rosalind J. Wright
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Chronic maternal IPV is associated with increased risk of obesity among preschool-aged children and Preventing family violence and improving community safety may help reduce childhood obesity.
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Chronic maternal IPV is associated with increased risk of obesity among preschool-aged children. Preventing family violence and improving community safety may help reduce childhood obesity.
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