Introduction: Pediatric obesity and the role of children's hospitals

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL.2, 2011, Pages

  Hassink, Sandra G ^a   Hill, Karen Seaver ^b   Biddinger, Stacy ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT CONTROL;

CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; OBESITY; ROLE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80052372506     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0480B     Document Type: Editorial

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