Issues in obesity monitoring, screening and subsequent treatment

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 811-816

  Wake, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Mass screening; Obesity; Randomized controlled trial; Review literature as topic; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIRTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; COST; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 74549191280     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32833280e5     Document Type: Review

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