Perceived Parental Barriers to and Strategies for Supporting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating among Head Start Children.
Despite the need for parents to support their children's healthy behaviors, knowledge of factors preventing parents from doing so is still rudimentary. This study primarily aimed to explore perceived parental barriers to and strategies for supporting physical activity and healthy eating among Head S...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 593 - 603 |
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