The unrelenting challenge of obesity

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 315, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 2277-2278

  Zylke, Jody W ^a   Bauchner, Howard ^a  

^a JAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 84973364186     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.6190     Document Type: Editorial

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