Treatment of pediatric obesity

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 3 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages 554-570

  Epstein, Leonard H ^a   Myers, Michelle D ^a   Raynor, Hollie A ^a   Saelens, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric obesity; Treatment; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JEJUNOILEOSTOMY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FASTING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031909645     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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