Everyday experiences of life, body and well-being in children with overweight

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-23

  Mériaux, Benita Gunnarsson ^a   Berg, Marie ^a   Hellström, Anna Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child; Health promotion; Interviews; Life style; Lived experiences; Overweight; Perception; Qualitative content analysis; School health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 76549126225     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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