Brief report: Parenting styles and obesity in mexican american children: A longitudinal study

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Olvera, Norma ^a   Power, Thomas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Mexican Americans; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; OBESITY; PARENTING; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952900684     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp071     Document Type: Article

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