Care giver perception of children's obesity-related health risk: A study of African American families

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-248

  Young Hyman, Deborah ^a   Herman, Leanna J ^a   Scott, Dawnavan L ^a   Schlundt, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Health risk appraisal; Minority health; Parent health awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; URINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCOSURIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0034185349     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.28     Document Type: Article

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