Parental perceptions of their adolescent's weight status: The ECHO study

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Hearst, Mary O ^a   Sherwood, Nancy E ^a,b   Klein, Elizabeth G ^c   Pasch, Keryn E ^d   Lytle, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b 8100 34th Ave   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent weight; Overweight; Parent perceptions; Underestimate; Weight discordance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952153986     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.2.12     Document Type: Article

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