Tackling childhood overweight: Treating parents exclusively is effective

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-509

  Jansen, E ^a   Mulkens, S ^a   Jansen, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; parents; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE THOUGHTS; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; THINKING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954450575     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.16     Document Type: Article

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