Overweight and obese children: Mothers' strategies

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-13

  Jackson, Debra ^a   Mannix, Judy ^a   Faga, Pat ^a   McDonald, Glenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Childhood obesity; Family support; Mothers; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; DIET; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; SPORTS; WALKING;

EID: 24944530003     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03558.x     Document Type: Article

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