Childhood obesity and a diabetes epidemic

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 346, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 854-855

  Rocchini, Albert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037076040     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200203143461112     Document Type: Editorial

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