Nutritional surveillance in Tuscany: Maternal perception of nutritional status of 8-9 y-old school-children

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-21

  Lazzeri, G ^a   Casorelli, A ^a   Giallombardo, D ^a   Grasso, A ^a   Guidoni, C ^a   Menoni, E ^a   Giacchi, Mariano Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Center of Research for Health Education and Promotion   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Nutritional status; Silhouette

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750723802     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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