Head Start Children's Lifestyle Behaviors, Parental Perceptions of Weight, and Body Mass Index

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-301

  Hudson, Cindy E ^a,b,c,d   Cherry, Donna J ^a,b,c,d   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^a,b,c,d   McClellan, Lynx C ^a,b,c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active play; Fruit and vegetable intake; Head start; Preschool children; Screen time; Snacks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650941282     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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