Adolescent overweight and obesity: How best to manage in the general practice setting

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 606-611

  Steinbeck, Kate ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 35248851315     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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