Prevention and early treatment of overweight and obesity in young children: a critical review and appraisal of the evidence

Authors :: Small, Leigh
Anderson, Deborah
Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek
Source :: Pediatric Nursing. March-April, 2007, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p149, 12 p.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of overweight and obese children in recent years (World Health Organization, 1997) and studies indicate that children's lives may be shortened [...]

Subjects :: Obesity in children -- Diagnosis
Obesity in children -- Development and progression
Obesity in children -- Care and treatment
Obesity in children -- Prevention
Obesity in children -- Analysis
Evidence-based medicine -- Health aspects
Evidence-based medicine -- Analysis

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