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Do mothers accurately identify their child’s overweight/obesity status during early childhood? Evidence from a nationally representative cohort study

BACKGROUND: Maternal recognition of overweight/obesity during early childhood is a key determinant in achieving healthy weight status in children. The aim of this study is to 1) investigate maternal perceptions of their child weight, focusing on whether or not mothers accurately identify if their ch...

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Autores principales: Queally, Michelle, Doherty, Edel, Matvienko-Sikar, Karen, Toomey, Elaine, Cullinan, John, Harrington, Janas M., Kearney, Patricia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0688-y