Tackling the epidemic of childhood obesity

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 701-702

  Baur, Louise A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 65349128188     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090196     Document Type: Note

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