Tracking pediatric obesity: An index of uncertainty?

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2442-2443

  Ebbeling, Cara B ^a   Ludwig, David S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 44349132192     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.20.2442     Document Type: Editorial

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