Turkish mothers' perceptions of their children's weight

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-153

  Esenay, Figen Isik ^a   Yigit, Rana ^a   Erdogan, Semra ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Maternal perception; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TURKEY;

EID: 77954354826     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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