The association between maternal serious psychological distress and child obesity at 3 years: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Data

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-140

  Ramasubramanian, L ^a   Lane, S ^b   Rahman, A ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Interaction; Maternal influences; Mother child interaction; Obesity; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84870996710     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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