Advocacy for reducing childhood obesity

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-105

  Duderstadt, Karen G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 0606 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1542327293     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(04)00003-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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