Pediatric Editorial: Childhood obesity: Time to shrink a parent

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Lean, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOPATHY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 74249088464     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.200     Document Type: Editorial

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