Obesity Prevention and Control: From Clinical Tools to Public Health Strategies

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 291-292

  Belay, Brook ^a   Dietz, William H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE CONTROL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY;

EID: 70149086592     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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