Responding to the childhood obesity epidemic: From the provider visit to health care policy - Steps the health care sector can take

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Homer, Charles J ^a  

^a National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249110713     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2780B     Document Type: Review

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