Obesity in children

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7668, 2008, Pages 472-473

  Lobstein, Tim ^a  

^a International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDITORIAL; JAPANESE; OBESITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 50649124540     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a669     Document Type: Editorial

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