Latina mothers' perceptions of healthcare professional weight assessments of preschool-aged children

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1308-1315

  Guerrero, Alma D ^a   Slusser, Wendelin M ^a,b   Barreto, Patricia M ^c   Rosales, Norma F ^d   Kuo, Alice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Venice Family Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Child obesity; Healthcare provider weight assessments; Latina mothers; Maternal perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTHER; OBESITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 81255189419     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0683-7     Document Type: Article

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