Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 146-165 , July 2009

Managing the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care Practice

  • Robert Murray, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Michelle Battista, BS, PhD Candidate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

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 Dr. Murray is on the speaker's bureau for the National Dairy Council. Ms Battista has no conflicts of interest to report.

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