Adolescents seeking weight management: Who is putting their hand up and what are they looking for?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 2-4

  Truby, Helen ^a,e   Baxter, Kim ^b   Elliott, Sarah ^b   Warren, Janet ^c   Davies, Peter ^b   Batch, Jennifer ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Nutricia   (United Kingdom)

^e MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; dietary advice; weight management

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER DISEASE; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STANDARD OF CARE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79251469083     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01740.x     Document Type: Article

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