Association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and screen time among pre-school children a cross-sectional study.docVIP

Carson et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:367 /1471-2458/10/367 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Association between neighborhood Research article socioeconomic status and screen time among pre-school children: a cross-sectional study Valerie Carson, John C Spence*, Nicoleta Cutumisu and Lindsey Cargill Abstract Background: Sedentary behavior is considered a separate construct from physical activity and engaging in sedentary behaviors results in health effects independent of physical activity levels. A major source of sedentary behavior in children is time spent viewing TV or movies, playing