Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition (WE CAN) - A Pilot Project With Latina Mothers

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 292-300

  James, Kathy S ^a   Connelly, Cynthia D ^a   Gracia, Luz ^c   Mareno, Nicole ^d   Baietto, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Rosa Parks Elementary School   (United States)

^c SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino children; Lifestyle habits; Maternal perspective; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77957234000     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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