Childhood obesity prevention: Compelling challenge of the twenty-first century

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 609-615

  Levy, Luba Zuk ^a   Petty, Karen ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Community; Obesity; Parents; Prevention; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350048998     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430600852072     Document Type: Review

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