The childhood obesity epidemic: Putting the "dynamics" into thermodynamics

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Rowland, Thomas W ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 2542487531     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.16.2.87     Document Type: Editorial

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