Open AccessFactors affecting accurate parents' perception of ideal weight of preschool age children in Abha City, KSA
Author(s) -
Saad S. Alqahtani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1_19
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , growth chart , percentile , obesity , pediatrics , failure to thrive , childhood obesity , body mass index , perception , demography , psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , neuroscience , sociology
Obesity as a significant health problem among children worldwide can have major adverse effects on children life. Awareness of parents about childhood obesity and ideal weight in children is crucial.