Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-47

  Roberts, Lyn M ^a   Letcher, Tessa R ^a   Gason, Alexandra A ^a   Lobstein, Tim ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 69249232492     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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