“We’ve always eaten healthily”: Family narratives about causes of their child’s obesity and their motivation for taking action

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-208

  Grønbæk, Helle Nergaard ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Family treatment; Motivation; Narrative; Parental education; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049119157     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276.60.3.183     Document Type: Article

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