Grandparental and parental obesity influences on childhood overweight: Implications for primary care practice

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 549-554

  Davis, Matthew M ^a,b   McGonagle, Katherine ^b   Schoeni, Robert F ^b   Stafford, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MICHIGAN; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749182642     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.070140     Document Type: Article

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