Weight transitions and psychosocial factors: A longitudinal cohort study of Finnish primary school children with overweight

For targeted prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, primary health care needs methods to identify children potentially developing obesity. The objectives of this study were to examine transitions across weight categories and their association with psychosocial family- and school-related fact...

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Main Authors: Paula Häkkänen, Anna But, Eeva Ketola, Tiina Laatikainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520301972