Paediatric obesity: What do we know and are we doing the right thing?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-3

  Pietrobelli, A ^a,c   Steinbeck, K S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; PERIODICALS;

EID: 0942279554     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802557     Document Type: Editorial

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