Obesity among latino preschoolers: Do children outgrow the "epidemiologic paradox"?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 656-657

  Fuentes Afflick, ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744949872     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.6.656     Document Type: Editorial

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