Parental Perceptions of Their Child's Overweight: An Integrative Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-130

  Towns, Nichole ^a,b   D'Auria, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a Piedmont Pediatric Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Child overweight; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 61349154842     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.02.032     Document Type: Article

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