Understanding parent concerns about childrens diet, activity and weight status: An important step towards effective obesity prevention interventions

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1221-1228

  Slater, Amy ^a   Bowen, Jane ^a   Corsini, Nadia ^a   Gardner, Claire ^a   Golley, Rebecca ^a   Noakes, Manny ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Intervention development; Obesity prevention; Parental views

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTING; RECREATION;

EID: 77957232356     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009992096     Document Type: Article

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