"Fat letters" in public schools: Public health versus pride

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 403-405

  Flaherty, Michael R ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Mass screening; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST;

BMI; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84884563317     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0926     Document Type: Review

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