Family stress and BMI in young children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1205-1212

  Stenhammar, C ^a   Olsson, G M ^a   Bahmanyar, S ^b   Hulting, A L ^b   Wettergren, B ^a   Edlund, B ^c   Montgomery, S M ^b,d,e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; BMI; Family; Overweight; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; INFANT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TELEVISION; THINNESS;

EID: 77954375818     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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