Do parents understand growth charts? A national, internet-based survey

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1100-1109

  Ben Joseph, Elana Pearl ^a   Dowshen, Steven A ^a   Izenberg, Neil ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Child; Growth; Growth chart; Health literacy; Height; Numeracy; Obesity; Parents; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CHART; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349739308     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0797     Document Type: Article

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