Difference between parental perception and actual weight status of children: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-22

  Rietmeijer Mentink, Marloes ^a   Paulis, Winifred D ^a   van Middelkoop, Marienke ^a   Bindels, Patrick J E ^a   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child; Overweight; Parent; Perception

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84871001768     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00462.x     Document Type: Review

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