The weight of opinion on childhood obesity: Recognizing complexity and supporting collaborative action

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-241

  Pagnini, Deanna ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Booth, Sue ^a   Wilkenfeld, Rachel ^a   Booth, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community attitudes; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EMOTION; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 70450191097     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160902763333     Document Type: Article

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