Key stakeholders' perspectives towards childhood obesity treatment: A qualitative study

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-244

  Staniford, Leanne Jane ^a   Breckon, Jeff David ^a   Copeland, Robert James ^a   Hutchison, Andrew ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity treatments; Qualitative; Stakeholder views

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84855995283     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493511404722     Document Type: Article

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