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Why don’t families initiate treatment? A qualitative multicentre study investigating parents’ reasons for declining paediatric weight management

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Many families referred to specialized health services for managing paediatric obesity do not initiate treatment; however, reasons for noninitiation are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To understand parents' reasons for declining tertiary-level health services for paediatric weight management.

Authors

Perez A; Holt N; Gokiert R; Chanoine J-P; Legault L; Morrison K; Sharma A; Ball G

Journal

Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 179–184

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

May 1, 2015

DOI

10.1093/pch/20.4.179

ISSN

1205-7088