Preventing obesity in children and adolescents

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue , 2001, Pages 337-353

  Dietz, William H ^a   Gortmaker, Steven L ^b  

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

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Overweight; Prevention; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035020734     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.337     Document Type: Review

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