Early childhood sector staff perceptions of child overweight and obesity: The Weight of Opinion Study

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-154

  Pagnini, Deanna ^a   Wilkenfeld, Rachel ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Booth, Michael ^a   Booth, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active play; Child care; Children; Food habits; Obesity; Overweight; Pre school

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547779546     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he07149     Document Type: Article

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