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Accuracy of mothers' perceptions of their child's weight status.
- Source :
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Indian pediatrics [Indian Pediatr] 2014 May; Vol. 51 (5), pp. 412-3. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The study examined the accuracy of maternal-perceived child weight. Urban affluent mothers of 111 children aged 2-5 years were recruited. Nearly a quarter of mothers overestimated their underweight child as normal weight and all overweight/obese children were perceived as normal weight. Mothers, therefore, were unable to recognize their child's true weight status.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0974-7559
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Indian pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24953592