How early should obesity prevention start?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2173-2175

  Gillman, Matthew W ^a,c   Ludwig, David S ^b,c  

^a HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889249930     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1310577     Document Type: Article

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