Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 146-148

  Gill, Timothy P ^a   Baur, Louise A ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^c   Steinbeck, Kate S ^d   Storlien, Leonard H ^a   Singh, Maria A Fiatarone ^b   Brand Miller, Jennie C ^a   Colagiuri, Stephen ^a   Caterson, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 61349105332     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02318.x     Document Type: Article

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