Childhood obesity: Results of a multicenter study of obesity treatment in Italy

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 795-799

  Pinelli, Leonardo ^a,l   Elerdini, Nadia ^a   Faith, Myles S ^b   Agnello, Domenico ^c   Ambruzzi, Amalia ^d   De Simone, Michele ^e   Leggeri, Giorgio ^f   Livieri, Chiara ^g   Monetti, Nicola ^h   Peverelli, Paola ⁱ   Salvatoni, Alessandro ^j   Seminara, Salvatore ^k   Uasone, Rosantonietta ^c   Pietrobelli, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^d Neonatal Intensive Care Unit   (Italy)

^e Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^f Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^g Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^h Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

ⁱ Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^j Pediatric Unit   (Italy)

^k General Surgery Unit   (Italy)

^l Servizio Diabetologia Pediatrica   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Diet; Drop out rate; Follow up; Pediatric obesity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033457344     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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