Onset of obesity in children through the recall of parents: Relationship to parental obesity and life events

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-67

  Franzese, A ^a   Valerio, G ^b   Argenziano, A ^a   Esposito Del Puente, A ^a   Iannucci, M P ^a   Caputo, G ^a   Alfonsi, L ^a   Contaldo, F ^a   Rubino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood; Life events; Medical counselling; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031888878     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1998.11.1.63     Document Type: Article

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