Tertiary paediatric obesity services in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 243-247

  Spilchak, Pamela J ^a,b   Denney Wilson, Elizabeth ^a   King, Lesley ^a,c   Baur, Louise A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child health; Health service; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 42249085092     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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