The prevalence and health care use of overweight children in an integrated health care system

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-227

  Estabrooks, Paul A ^a   Shetterly, Susan ^a  

^a CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 33847618698     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.222     Document Type: Article

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