Panel discussion: The obesity epidemic - A mandate for a multidisciplinary approach

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 98, Issue 10 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages

  Rippe, James M ^a,b   Aronne, Louis J ^c   Coulston, Ann M ^d   Dalton, Sharron ^e   Foreyt, John P ^f   Frank, Arthur ^g   Franz, Marion J ^h   Nonas, Cathy A ⁱ  

^a Ctr for Clin and Lifestyle Res   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^h INTERNATIONAL DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; DIET THERAPY; DIETITIAN; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031757148     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(98)00712-3     Document Type: Article

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