Relationships among body mass index, parental perceptions, birthweight and parental weight after referral to a weight clinic

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 908-913

  Watkins, Mark G ^a   Clark, Kathryn M ^a   Foster, Carol M ^a,b   Welch, Kathleen B ^a   Kasa Vubu, Josephine Z ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children adolescents; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547874295     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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