Parental Misperception of Their Child's Body Weight Status Impedes the Assessment of the Child's Lifestyle Behaviors
Objectives. To examine if distinct characteristics are associated with parental misclassification of underweight (UW), normal weight (NW), and overweight or obese (OWOB) children and the implications of misclassification on the parental evaluation of the child's lifestyle habits. Methods. Cros...
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| Main Authors: | Marie-Eve Mathieu, Vicky Drapeau, Angelo Tremblay |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2010-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/306703 |
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