BMI report cards: Will they pass or fail in the fight against pediatric obesity?

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-436

  Evans, E Whitney ^a   Sonneville, Kendrin R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; BMI report card; BMI screening; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARKANSAS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 68949194369     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32832ce04c     Document Type: Review

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