Trimming the fat: Identification of risk factors associated with obesity in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 709-715

  Thundiyil, Josef G ^a,b   Christiano Smith, Danielle ^a   Greenberger, Sarah ^a   Cramm, Kelly ^b   Latimer Pierson, Janese ^a   Modica, Renee F ^c  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity prevention; obesity screening; pediatric obesity; risk factors for obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY FATS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOOD HABITS; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; OBESITY; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78049254411     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181f39879     Document Type: Article

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