Kuwaiti mothers' perception of their preschool children's weight status

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-510

  Al Qaoud, Nawal Mubarak ^a   Al Shami, Entesar ^a   Prakash, Prasanna ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 77954662947     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181e56dc7     Document Type: Article

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