Obesity in Children in Out-of-home Care: A Review of the Literature

Australian Social Work

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-486

  Skouteris, Helen ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Fuller Tyszkiewicz, Matthew ^a   Henwood, Adele ^a   Limbrick, Sheree ^b   Miller, Robyn ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Out of home Care; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863372961     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2011.574145     Document Type: Review

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