Maternal perception of weight status and health risks associated with obesity in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Warschburger, Petra ^a   Kröller, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Maternal perception; Obesity; Perceived weight; Preschool aged children; Risk factors for overweight

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 67649584107     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1845     Document Type: Article

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