Overweight in medical paediatric inpatients: Detection and parent expectations

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 256-261

  McLean, Karen ^a   Wake, Melissa ^a,b,c   McCallum, Zoe ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Inpatient; Obesity; Parent attitude; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 34147182230     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01056.x     Document Type: Review

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