Beyond parenting practices: Family context and the treatment of pediatric obesity

Family Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-23

  Kitzmann, Katherine M ^a   Dalton III, William T ^b   Buscemi, Joanna ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Families and health illness; Family context; Parenting practices; Pediatric obesity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849040132     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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