Childhood obesity: Causes and therapies

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Saelens, Brian E ^a   Daniels, Stephen R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMFEBUTAMONE; METFORMIN; RETINOL; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; TOPIRAMATE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 16844376833     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00060793-200302000-00002     Document Type: Review

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