Addressing childhood overweight and obesity in the dental office: Rationale and practical guidelines

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-423

  Tseng, Ray ^a   Vann Jr , William F ^b   Perrin, Eliana M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index referral and consultation; Caries; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight; Pediatric dentistry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 79952067097     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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