Childhood obesity: Policy issues in 2003

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 416-420

  Tschannen Moran, Bryn ^a   Lewis, Eric ^a   Farrell, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0348141678     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-5963(03)00164-7     Document Type: Article

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