Predicting babies' risk of obesity

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 995-997

  Rudolf, Mary ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80054736165     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.197251     Document Type: Short Survey

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