Management of child and adolescent obesity: Study design and practitioner characteristics

Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 1 II, 2002, Pages 205-209

  Trowbridge, Frederick L ^a   Sofka, Denise ^b   Holt, Katrina ^c   Barlow, Sarah E ^d  

^a Trowbridge and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Child obesity; Practitioner characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET; DIETITIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036302815     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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