Primary ambulatory care of overweight children

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 838-844

  Emmett, Gary A ^a,b,c   Czarkowski, Sarah ^d   Lieberman, Alexis S ^a,e  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ANAMNESIS; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; OBESITY; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33845509654     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20061101-13     Document Type: Review

References (12)

1. Jain A. What works for obesity? Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: BMJ Publishing Group; 2004.
2. Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in overweight among US children and adolescents, 1999-2000. JAMA. 2002;288:1728-1732.
3. Kuczmarski RJ, Ogden CL, Guo SS, et al. 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: methods and development. Vital Health Stat. 2002(246):1-190.
4. Mabry IR, Clark SJ, Kemper A, et al. Variation in establishing a diagnosis of obesity in children. Clin Pediatr. 2005;44:221-227.
5. Summerbell CD, Ashton V, Campbell KJ, et al. Interventions for treating obesity in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003(3):CD001872.
6. Stabouli S, Kotsis V, Papamichael C, Constantopoulous A, Zakopoulos Z. Adolescent obesity is associated with high ambulatory blood pressure and increased carotid intimal-medial thickness. J Pediatr. 2005;147:651-656.
7. Summerbell CD, Ashton V, Campbell KJ, et al. Interventions for treating obesity in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003(3):CD001872.
8. Rezet B, Salerno D. Clinician's Guide to Weight Problems in Children and Adolescents. Unpublished paper submitted to the Philadelphia Pediatric Society. 2005.
9. Higgins PB, Gower BA, Hunger GR, et al. Defining health-related obesity in prepubertal children. Obes Res. 2001;9:233-240.
10. Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Srinivasan SR, et al. Combined influence of body mass index and waist circumference on coronary artery disease risk factors among children and adolesecents. Pediatrics. 2005;115:1623-1630.
11. The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2004;114(2 Suppl 4th Report):555-576.
12. PCOS is a clinical not chemical diagnosis. The "Rotterdam Criteria" (2003) requires two out of three of these clinical indicators: Oligo-or anovulation, clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries as evidenced on ultra-sound or histology. Tarlatzis, Fauser, The Rotterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored PCOS Consensus Workshop Group. Revised 2003 consensus on diagnostic criteria and long-term health risks related to polycystic ovary syndrome. Fert Stert. 2004;81(1):19-25.