High prevalence of overweight children and adolescents in the Practice Partner Research Network

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 625-628

  Gauthier, Breanna M ^b   Hickner, John M ^a   Ornstein, Steven ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034039586     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.6.625     Document Type: Article

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