Using the family to combat childhood and adult obesity

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Gruber, Kenneth J ^a   Haldeman, Lauren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 70149112875     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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