Obesity in childhood and adolescence: Clinical diagnosis and management

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2001, Pages 1431-1440

  Kiess, Wieland ^a   Reich, Andrea ^a   Müller, Grit ^a   Galler, Angela ^a   Kapellen, Thomas ^a   Raile, Klemens ^a   Böttner, Antje ^a   Seidel, Bertold ^a   Kratzsch, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Children; Diagnosis; Obesity; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035565496     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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