Factors associated with parental recognition of a child's overweight status - A cross sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vanhala, Marja L ^a,b   Keinänen Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka M ^b   Kaikkonen, Kaisu M ^a,b   Laitinen, Jaana H ^c   Korpelainen, Raija I ^a,b  

^a OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

children; overweight status; parents; recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052035936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-665     Document Type: Review

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