The Pandemic of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: What Actions Are Needed to Reverse Current Trends?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 521-522

  Larson, Nicole Irene ^a   Story, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERTILITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PANDEMIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 36049031125     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.008     Document Type: Editorial

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