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Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses? (2010)
Journal Article
Greenhalgh, T., Chan, C. M., & Deave, T. (2010). Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses?. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 25(4), 264-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2009.02.019

We report an ethnographic study of 10 preschool children aged 2-6 years recruited from kindergartens in Hong Kong, 6 of whom were overweight or obese. Each was followed for 12-18 months. We confirmed previously described risk factors and showed how t... Read More about Obesity in Hong Kong Chinese preschool children: Where are all the nurses?.

Childhood obesity in transition zones: An analysis using structuration theory (2010)
Journal Article
Greenhalgh, T., Chan, C., & Deave, T. (2010). Childhood obesity in transition zones: An analysis using structuration theory. Sociology of Health and Illness, 32(5), 711-729. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01243.x

Childhood obesity is particularly prevalent in areas that have seen rapid economic growth, urbanisation, cultural transition, and commodification of food systems. Structuration theory may illuminate the interaction between population and individual-l... Read More about Childhood obesity in transition zones: An analysis using structuration theory.