Preventing obesity in pre-school children: A literature review

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-375

  Saunders, Karen L ^a  

^a Government Office for the West Midlands   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 36248996429     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm061     Document Type: Article

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