Fitwits MD™: An office-based tool and games for conversations about obesity with 9- to 12-year-old children

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 768-771

  McGaffey, Ann L ^d   Abatemarco, Diane J ^a,f   Jewell, Ilene Katz ^b   Fidler, Susan K ^c,d,g   Hughes, Kristin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Ambler Medical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Communication; Health literacy; Obesity; Portion size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; GAME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PEER COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 81855224635     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100278     Document Type: Article

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