Childhood obesity trends in 2013: Mind, matter, and message

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Katz, David L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84873352094     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2013.9101     Document Type: Editorial

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