A pediatric weight management program for high-risk populations: A preliminary analysis

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1698-1701

  Skelton, Joseph A ^a,b,f   DeMattia, Laure G ^a,c   Flores, Glenn ^d,e  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c DeMattia Medical Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 46249106271     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.243     Document Type: Article

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