Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 263-269 , September 2010

Parent and Family Associations With Weight-Related Behaviors and Cognitions Among Overweight Adolescents

  • Taya Cromley, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • ,
  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Mary Story, Ph.D., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
    • Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 8950 Villa La Jolla Dr., Suite C-207, San Diego, CA 92037.

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.02.009

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 263-269 , September 2010

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