open access publication

Preprint, 2024

Do preventive child examinations in general practice reduce the risk of overweight and obesity?

Research Square, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4240167/v1

Contributors

Heuckendorff, Signe 0000-0002-4074-064X [1] Brund, René Børge Korsgaard Eggertsen, Charlotte 0000-0002-3425-0839 [1] Thomsen, Janus Laust 0000-0002-0745-6815 Fonager, Kirsten M 0000-0001-9641-992X

Affiliations

  1. [1] Aalborg University Hospital
  2. [NORA names: North Denmark Region; Hospital; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between attendance at routine preventive child health examinations in general practice and the risk of overweight and obesity in Danish children at age six, with a specific focus on children of parents with psychosocial...

Keywords

Danish children, age, association, attendance, child health examinations, children, children examination, children of parents, examination, general practice, health examination, obesity, parents, practice, preventive child health examinations, risk, study

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