Children's perceptions of obesity as explained by the common sense model of illness representation

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to qualitatively examine the ways in which primary school children, aged between 7 and 12, perceive various facets of obesity as defined by the common sense model of illness representation (CCM). Design/methodology/approach – The study was qualitative in nature. Se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Babooram, M., Mullan, Barbara, Sharpe, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8125