Ethnic differences in maternal underestimation of offspring's weight: The ABCD study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-60

  De Hoog, M L A ^a,b   Stronks, K ^a   Van Eijsden, M ^b   Gemke, R J B J ^c   Vrijkotte, T G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABCD study; childhood overweight; children; ethnicity; maternal perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOROCCO; NEGRO; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AFRICA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; TURKEY;

EID: 84855697990     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.199     Document Type: Article

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