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Author Mullen, Mary Catherine.

Title Childhood and adolescent overweight : the health professional's guide to identification, treatment, and prevention / Mary C. Mullen and Jodie Shield
Published Chicago, Ill. : American Dietetic Association, [2004]
©2004

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 MELB  618.92398 Mul/Caa  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents The obesity epidemic: a growing concern -- Childhood and adolescent weight trends -- Etiology of pediatric overweight/obesity -- Health consequences associated with childhood and adolescent overweight/obesity -- Screening and identification of children and adolescents for overweight -- Assessment of overweight children and adolescents -- Treatment of childhood and adolescent overweight -- Counseling and behavior change strategies for overweight children and adolescents -- Prevention of childhood and adolescent overweight -- Tools for health professionals
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Obesity in children.
Obesity in adolescence.
Overweight children.
Obesity.
Adolescent.
Child.
Author Shield, Jodie.
American Dietetic Association.
LC no. 2003015315
ISBN 0880913355
0880913355 (paperback)