Childhood obesity: Prevention practices of nurse practitioners

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-79

  Larsen, L ^b   Mandleco, B ^c   Williams, M ^a,c   Tiedeman, M ^c  

^a Department of Graduate Programs and Research ^*

^b Medical Center of McKinney   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Childhood obesity; Nurse practitioner; Prevention; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645906540     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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