Relationship between child health literacy and body mass index in overweight children

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-48

  Sharif, Iman ^a   Blank, Arthur E ^b  

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

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Child health literacy; Health literacy; STOFHLA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649273223     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.035     Document Type: Article

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