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Abstract
Obesity in the child and adolescent population is a growing problem. This article discusses the identification of obesity and overweight youth using body mass index and anthropometry and reviews literature to show the relationship between obesity and premature cardiovascular disease.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescence; Cardiovascular; Childhood; Obesity; Risk factors
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24267463 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.09.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0031-3955 Impact factor: 3.278