Child and parental self-monitoring as determinants of success in the treatment of morbid obesity in low-income minority children

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Germann, Julie N ^a,d   Kirschenbaum, Daniel S ^b   Rich, Barry H ^c  

^a La Rabida Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Cognitive behavior therapy; Minority children; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORBID OBESITY; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SELF MONITORING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846075053     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl007     Document Type: Article

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