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Obesity

  • Brooks-Gunn J
  • Fink C
  • Paxson C
Springer US, (2007), 387-412
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23846-8_18
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Abstract

Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing problem with serious consequences for population health. This chapter addresses individual, family, and social risk factors linked to obesity; evidence-based treatment interventions in community settings and residential settings; pharmacological treatments; and the prevention of obesity in children and adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

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Brooks-Gunn, J., Fink, C., & Paxson, C. (2007). Obesity. In Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems (pp. 387–412). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23846-8_18

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