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Does parental concern about their child's future risk of overweight vary by their ethnic background? Cross-sectional analysis of a national cohort study.

Nicola FirmanCarol Dezateux
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Parents of children from South Asian ethnic backgrounds express less concern about their child's future overweight risk. Qualitative studies are needed to understand the concerns of parents from different ethnic backgrounds to inform weight-management interventions in ethnically diverse populations.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • cross sectional
  • mental health
  • current status
  • body mass index
  • young adults
  • systematic review
  • quality improvement
  • case control
  • genetic diversity