Rates of overweight and obesity in a sample of Australian young people and their carers in out-of-home residential care

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 591-592

  Cox, Rachael ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Fuller Tyszkiewicz, Matthew ^a   Jones, Amanda D ^b   Hardy, Louise L ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84913608074     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12288     Document Type: Letter

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