Community beliefs about childhood obesity: Its causes, consequences and potential solutions

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-131

  Covic, Tanya ^a   Roufeil, Louise ^b,c   Dziurawiec, Suzanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Central West Division of General Practice   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Childhood obesity; General community

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 35348899707     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm023     Document Type: Article

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