Obesity prevention in primary care

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-218

  Robinson, Thomas N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 32244437348     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.2.217     Document Type: Editorial

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