Family functioning is related to overweight in children

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 572-574

  Wilkins, Stephanie C ^a   Kendrick, Olivia W ^a   Stitt, Kathleen R ^a   Stinett, Nick ^a   Hammarlund, Virginia A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0031919339     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(98)00128-X     Document Type: Article

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