How Pediatricians Can Improve Diet and Activity for Overweight Preschoolers: A Qualitative Study of Parental Attitudes

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-178

  Bolling, Christopher ^a   Crosby, Lori ^a   Boles, Richard ^a   Stark, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

child nutrition disorder; child obesity; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 65649149456     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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