Childhood obesity; parents fail to Recognise. General practitioners fail to act

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  White, A ^a   O'Brien, B ^b   Houlihan, T ^c   Darker, C ^d   Shea, B O ^e  

^a Chapelizod Medical Centre   (Ireland)

^b North Strand Surgery ^*

^c AMNCH   (Ireland)

^d ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e Bord na Mona Environmental Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; EXERCISE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; UNDERWEIGHT; WALKING; IRELAND; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84856321531     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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