Physician practices related to use of BMI-for-age and counseling for childhood obesity prevention: A cross-sectional study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wethington, Holly R ^a   Sherry, Bettylou ^a   Polhamus, Barbara ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 79960982594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-80     Document Type: Article

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