Understanding obesity in youth. A statement for healthcare professionals from the Committee on Atherosclerosis and Hypertension in the Young of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and the Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association. Writing Group

Circulation. 1996 Dec 15;94(12):3383-7. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.94.12.3383.
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Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Morbidity
  • Obesity / epidemiology
  • Obesity / etiology
  • Obesity / prevention & control*
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology