Childhood obesity: Is there effective treatment?

Consultant

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1349-1353

  Greaser, Jennifer ^a,c   Whyte, John J ^b,d,e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Agy for Hlthcare Res and Quality   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^e USDHHS/Agy Hlthcare Res and Qual ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 13944275912     PISSN: 00107069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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