Who is responsible for assessing children’s weight status? – a qualitative study of health professionals in regional Australia
Abstract Background Currently in Australia there is a lack of clarity regarding routine assessment of primary school aged children’s weight status despite it being the first step in the identification of overweight and obesity. The National Health and Medical Research Council Obesity Guidelines reco...
Main Authors: | Kamila Davidson, Helen Vidgen, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Lynne Daniels |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7539-x |
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