How do parents of 4- to 5-year-old children perceive the weight of their children?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-267

  Oude Luttikhuis, H G M ^a,b   Stolk, R P ^b   Sauer, P J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Overweight; Parents; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 74349088179     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01576.x     Document Type: Article

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