Perceptions of weight and body image among preschool children: A pilot study

Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Burgess, Jacqulyn N ^a   Broome, Marion E ^b  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84863975055     PISSN: 00979805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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