Current Trends in Childhood Obesity Research

Current Nutrition Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-238

  Frerichs, Leah ^a   Perin, Douglas M Puricelli ^a   Huang, Terry T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Children; Diet; Overweight; Physical activity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

EID: 84906489799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21613311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-012-0025-z     Document Type: Review

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