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Charlotte A Pratt1, Sonia Arteaga2, Catherine Loria2.
Abstract
This paper describes ongoing National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-initiated childhood obesity research. It calls on clinicians, researchers, and cardiologists to work with other healthcare providers, community agencies, schools and caregivers to foster better cardiovascular health in children by intervening on multiple levels of influence on childhood obesity.Entities:
Keywords: BMI; COPTR; Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research; HCS; Healthy Communities Study; NHLBI; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; body mass index; cardiovascular health; childhood obesity
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24076288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.088
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol ISSN: 0735-1097 Impact factor: 24.094