Is primary prevention of childhood obesity by education at 13-month immunisations feasible and acceptable? Results from a general practice based pilot study

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Doorley, E ^a   Young, C ^a   O'shea B ^a   Darker, C ^a   Hollywood, B ^a   O'rorke C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LIFESTYLE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TELEVISION VIEWING; TODDLER; UNDERWEIGHT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; IRELAND; PARENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FOOD HABITS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84930708687     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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