The experiences and understandings of obesity: Families' decisions to attend a childhood obesity intervention

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1287-1305

  Newson, Lisa ^a   Povey, Rachel ^b   Casson, Abigail ^c   Grogan, Sarah ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ChaMPS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attendance; childhood; health communication; obesity; qualitative; social identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84887054915     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.803106     Document Type: Article

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