Physicians' perspectives on increasing the use of bmi charts for young children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-577

  Woolford, Susan J ^a,b,c   Clark, Sarah J ^a,b   Strecher, Victor J ^b   Gebremariam, Achamyeleh ^a,b   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index charts; Overweight; Pediatrics; Screening; Well child care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44849135176     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808314905     Document Type: Article

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