Predictors of accurate maternal perception of their preschool child's weight status among hispanic WIC participants

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2026-2030

  Chaparro, M Pia ^a   Langellier, Brent A ^a   Kim, Loan P ^a   Whaley, Shannon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b and Children Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; SIZE PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053285210     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.105     Document Type: Article

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