Telemedicine and paediatric obesity treatment: Review of the literature and lessons learnt

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 103-111

  Cohen, G M ^a,b   Irby, M B ^a,b   Boles, K ^b   Jordan, C ^a,b   Skelton, J A ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brenner Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Paediatrics; Telemedicine; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84881321144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-8111.2012.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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