Secondary prevention of overweight in primary school children: What place for general practice?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-84

  Wake, Melissa A ^a   McCallum, Zoë ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETITIAN; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 4043079380     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06179.x     Document Type: Article

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