When does childhood obesity become a child protection issue?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7769, 2010, Pages 375-377

  Viner, Russell M ^a   Roche, Edna ^b   Maguire, Sabine A ^c   Nicholls, Dasha E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PARENTING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 77956106950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3074     Document Type: Review

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