International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 306703, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/306703
Parental Misperception of Their Child's Body Weight Status Impedes the Assessment of the Child's Lifestyle Behaviors
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Montreal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
2Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1C5
3Department of Physical Education, PEPS, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4
4Division of Kinesiology (PEPS), Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1K 7P4
Received 14 January 2010; Accepted 13 July 2010
Academic Editor: Mutasim Abu-Hasan
Copyright © 2010 Marie-Eve Mathieu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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