Prevention and treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents: Preface

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 210-212

  Burghen, George A ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REBOUND; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 27844531654     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.18.4.210     Document Type: Editorial

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