Primary care of overweight children: The importance of parent weight and attitudes about overweight: A metronet study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 361-363

  Young, Rosalie F ^a   Schwartz, Kendra L ^a   Monsur, Joseph C ^a   West, Patricia ^b   Neale, Anne Victoria ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47749151078     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.04.080050     Document Type: Article

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