Qualitative studies among obese children and adolescents: A systematic review of the literature

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 351-368

  Lachal, J ^a,b,c   Orri, M ^a,b   Speranza, M ^d   Falissard, B ^a,b,e   Lefevre, H ^a,c   Moro, M R ^a,b,c   Revah Levy, A ^a,b,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^e HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^f CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Meta synthesis; Obesity; Qualitative research.

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; FALLING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84876480105     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12010     Document Type: Review

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