Latina Mothers' Beliefs and Practices Related to Weight Status, Feeding, and the Development of Child Overweight

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Lindsay, Ana C ^a   Sussner, Katarina M ^b   Greaney, Mary L ^c   Peterson, Karen E ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Childhood overweight; Feeding practices; Latino

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952031350     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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