Psychosocial aspects of childhood obesity

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-505

  De Niet, J E ^a,b   Naiman, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Obesity

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84856265934     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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