What is common becomes normal: The effect of obesity prevalence on maternal perception

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 410-416

  Binkin, N ^a   Spinelli, A ^a   Baglio, G ^a   Lamberti, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Italy; Obesity; Perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 84876794802     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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