Family therapy as a model for treating childhood obesity: Useful tools for clinicians

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-145

  Nowicka, Paulina ^a   Flodmark, Carl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

body mass index; children; family therapy; obesity; overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SWEDEN;

EID: 79251470431     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104509355020     Document Type: Article

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