Developing a focus group approach for exploring parents' perspectives on childhood overweight

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-219

  Jones, A R ^a   Hyland, R M ^b   Parkinson, K N ^a   Adamson, A J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight and obesity; Focus groups; Parents' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 68849097536     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2009.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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