Childhood Obesity in a Chinese Family Context

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-347

  Wong, Oi Ling ^a  

^a TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese families; Family dynamics; Obese children; Power and control; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955841274     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-010-9121-7     Document Type: Article

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