Evaluation of the overweight/obese child - Practical tips for the primary health care provider: Recommendations from the childhood obesity task force of the European association for the study of obesity

Obesity Facts

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Baker, Jennifer L ^a   Farpour Lambert, Nathalie J ^b   Nowicka, Paulina ^c   Pietrobelli, Angelo ^d   Weiss, Ram ^e  

^a Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Children; Guidelines; Obesity management

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952839629     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000295112     Document Type: Review

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