Overweight children and adolescents - Is there a subjective need for treatment?

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Finne, Emily ^a   Reinehr, Thomas ^b   Schaefer, Anke ^b   Winkel, Katrin ^b   Kolip, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Clinical trial; Overweight; Prevention; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 63649101647     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-8004-x     Document Type: Article

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