Do Parents Accurately Perceive Their Child's Weight Status?

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 216-221

  De La O, Angela ^a   Jordan, Kristine C ^a   Ortiz, Karen ^a   Moyer Mileur, Laurie J ^a   Stoddard, Greg ^a   Friedrichs, Mike ^a   Cox, Rachel ^a   Carlson, Emily C ^a   Heap, Elizabeth ^a   Mihalopoulos, Nicole L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

body weight; child; obesity; Overweight; parental perception; weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING; UTAH;

EID: 67649084241     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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