Obesity in children is associated with increased health care use

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 812-818

  Hering, Elie ^a   Pritsker, Irena ^a   Gonchar, Ludmila ^a   Pillar, Giora ^b  

^a Pediatrics Department   (Israel)

^b MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Health care use; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349319997     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809336072     Document Type: Article

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