Dipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay, Sonali G Choudhari
Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning in Undergraduate Medical Course: A Mixed-Methods Study in a Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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study investigate peer influence obesity focus race sex conducted econometric analysis longitudinal health data 277566 public school students ages 513 years percentage point increase proportion obese students within grade increased students bmi zscores 4 onethousandths standard deviation racial peers standard deviation increase bmi zscore 39 onethousandths hispanics caucasians 49 onethousandths african americans influence obese peers nearly identical boys girls small magnitude obese peers estimate suggests classroom peers play substantial role weight gain loss elementary schools