Overweight and obesity among malay primary school children in Kota Bharu, Kelantan: Parental beliefs, attitudes and child feeding practices

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-36

  Wan Abdul Manan, W M ^a   Norazawati, A K ^a   Lee, Y Y ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Child feeding practices; Obesity; School children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84871825537     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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