Preventing obesity in American Indian children: When to begin

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 564-566

  Harvey Berino, Jean ^a   Wellman, Andy ^a,c   Hood, Virginia ^a   Rourke, Janine ^d   Secker Walker, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d St Regis Mohawk Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEW YORK; OBESITY;

EID: 0034184089     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(00)00172-3     Document Type: Article

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