Is There a Relationship Between Overweight and Obesity and Mental Health Problems in 4- to 5-Year-Old Australian Children?

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 306-311

  Sawyer, Michael G ^a,b   Miller Lewis, Lauren ^a,b   Guy, Sophie ^b   Wake, Melissa ^c,d   Canterford, Louise ^c,d   Carlin, John B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

mental health; obesity; overweight; preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; POLICY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750971123     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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