Life-threatening childhood obesity and legal intervention [1]

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1763-

  Siegel, Robert M ^a   Inge, Thomas H ^b  

^a Center for Better Health   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY LIFE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 80054918955     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1521     Document Type: Letter

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