Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 889-895

  Crawford, David ^a   Timperio, Anna ^a   Telford, Amanda ^b   Salmon, Jo ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Awareness; Concerns; Parents; Perceptions; Prevention; Under recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846837224     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/PHN2005917     Document Type: Article

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