Mental health and obesity in pediatric primary care: A gap between importance and action

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 826-828

  Whitaker, Robert C ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPOSURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543075657     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.8.826     Document Type: Editorial

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