Who becomes obese during childhood - Clues to prevention

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 475-476

  Gortmaker, Steven L ^a   Taveras, Elsie M ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84893076508     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1315169     Document Type: Editorial

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