Contributors to childhood obesity in Iran: The views of parents and school staff

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-90

  Mohammadpour Ahranjani, B ^a   Pallan, M J ^b   Rashidi, A ^a   Adab, P ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Iran; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN]; TEHRAN [TEHRAN (PRV)];

EID: 84891372763     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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