Childhood obesity: Do parents recognize this health risk?

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1362-1368

  Etelson, Debra ^a   Brand, Donald A ^a   Patrick, Patricia A ^a   Shirali, Anushree ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Caregivers; Child; Health risk appraisal; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1542440922     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.184     Document Type: Article

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