Weighty matters: An approach to childhood overweight in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 745-748

  McCallum, Zoë ^a   Gerner, Bibi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744447712     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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