Discussing childhood overweight and obesity with parents: A health communication dilemma

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-322

  Mikhailovich, Katja ^a   Morrison, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Communication; Health professionals; Parents

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 58149094451     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507082757     Document Type: Review

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