Exploring the relationship between parental concern and the management of childhood obesity

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 902-908

  Moore, Lucas C ^a   Harris, Carole V ^a   Bradlyn, Andrew S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Obesity; Parental concern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBESITY; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84860883429     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0813-x     Document Type: Article

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