Parents' perception of health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with excess weight

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perception of parents or caregivers on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children/adolescents with overweight/obesity and possible factors associated with this perception. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving 297 caregivers of childr...

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Main Authors: Melissa Maria Romero Nascimento, Tatiana Rocha Melo, Rogério Melo Costa Pinto, Nívea Macedo Oliveira Morales, Tânia Maria Silva Mendonça, Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Carlos Henrique Martins Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572016000100065&lng=en&tlng=en