Prevention of childhood obesity: Sociocultural and familial factors

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1042-1045

  Bruss, Mozhdeh B ^a   Morris, Joseph ^a   Dannison, Linda ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MICRONESIA; OBESITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0041419828     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(03)00472-3     Document Type: Article

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