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Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature

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ID23364809
AuthorsMary K Serdula (Emory University), D Ivery (Emory University), Ralph J Coates (Emory University), David S Freedman (0000-0001-8014-0289, Emory University), David F Williamson (Emory University), T Byers (Emory University)
Year1993
Volume22
Issue2
Pages167-177
Publication date1993-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePreventive Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-7435 • E-ISSN: 1096-0260
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1006/pmed.1993.1014
PMID8483856
OpenAlexW2031096316
LanguageEN
Citations received195

Anthropometry · Body mass index · Childhood obesity · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Young adult · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Pediatrics

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