Countries pledge action to reduce child obesity in the Americas

The Lancet

Volumn 384, Issue 9959, 2014, Pages 2021-

  Etienne, Carissa F ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LETTER; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAS; CHILD; HUMANS; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 84919625289     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62328-X     Document Type: Letter

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