Association between school children's overweight and maternal obesity and perception of their children's weight status

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 641-649

  Hirschler, Valeria ^a,c   Calcagno, Maria L ^b   Clemente, Ana M ^a   Aranda, Claudio ^a   Gonzalez, Claudio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mothers' perception; Overweight; School children

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 51349085439     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.7.641     Document Type: Article

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