The childhood obesity epidemic: Lessons for preventing socially determined health conditions

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 973-975

  Whitaker, Robert C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONICS; EPIDEMIC; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755184842     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.179     Document Type: Note

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