Childhood obesity: The epidemic of the third millenium

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-155

  Archenti, Anna ^a,c   Pasqualinotto, Lucia ^b  

^a S Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c San Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Nutrition; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGIST; TEAMWORK; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ITALY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 55249127511     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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