The role of parents in preventing childhood obesity

Future of Children

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-186

  Lindsay, Ana C ^a   Sussner, Katarina M ^b   Kim, Juhee ^a   Gortmaker, Steven ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANCY; OBESITY; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY; PARENTING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645282837     PISSN: 10548289     EISSN: 15501558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/foc.2006.0006     Document Type: Review

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