Are we making progress in the prevention and control of childhood obesity? It all depends on how you look at it

Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 991-992

  Dietz, William H ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIDEMIC; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PIZZA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 84964545814     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21518     Document Type: Note

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