Barriers to the treatment of childhood obesity: A call to action

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 535-536

  Dietz, W H ^a   Nelson, A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0033509881     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70235-0     Document Type: Editorial

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