Weight loss strategies for adolescents: A 14-year-old struggling to lose weight

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 498-508

  Ludwig, David S ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PLACEBO; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EMOTION; ENERGY BALANCE; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW FAT DIET; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84856480648     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.2011     Document Type: Article

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