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- Title
Pediatric Obesity Guidelines Released.
- Authors
Hampton, Tracy
- Abstract
The article reports the release of pediatric obesity guidelines by the medical organization the Endocrine Society. Criteria for defining overweight and obese children along with prevention and treatment strategies are offered in the document. The document also contains recommendations for physicians including how to diagnose overweight and obese children. Surgical and pharmaceutical options are covered in the document as well.
- Subjects
CHILDHOOD obesity; OVERWEIGHT children; GUIDELINES; MEDICAL literature; BARIATRIC surgery
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 300, Issue 19, p2238
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2008.609