Trends in the prevalence of extreme obesity among US preschool-aged children living in low-income families, 1998-2010

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2563-2565

  Pan, Liping ^a   Blanck, Heidi M ^a   Sherry, Bettylou ^a   Dalenius, Karen ^a   Grummer Strawn, Laurence M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871475462     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.108099     Document Type: Letter

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