Childhood obesity

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7246, 2000, Pages 1401-

  Campbell, Carol ^a   Viner, Russell ^b   Bryant Waugh, Rachel ^c   Nicholls, Dasha ^c   Christie, Deborah ^d   Guthrie, Colin ^e   Carter, Joyce ^f   Vlassov, Vasiliy ^g   Frühbeck, Gema ^h  

^a WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Liverpool Health Authority ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f Liverpool Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^g SARATOV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^h UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

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EID: 85007684409     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7246.1401     Document Type: Letter

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