Mothers' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards their obese and overweight children living in rural north-west of New South Wales

Valerie Druon; John Fraser; Christian Alexander

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01025.x

Mothers' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards their obese and overweight children living in rural north-west of New South Wales

Valerie Druon
, John Fraser
, Christian Alexander

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While parents play a significant role in influencing the health of their children, poor parental perception of childhood obesity is evidenced in research on childhood obesity. This study aims to explore mothers' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards their overweight and obese children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	387-388
Journal	Australian Journal of Rural Health
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01025.x
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Nutritional Physiology
Public Nutrition Intervention

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Mothers' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards their obese and overweight children living in rural north-west of New South Wales

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