Childhood Obesity: A Review of Increased Risk for Physical and Psychological Comorbidities

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pulgarón, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Medical comorbidities; Psychological comorbidities

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DENTAL HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROALBUMINURIA; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; PEER REVIEW; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872393395     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.12.014     Document Type: Review

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