Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Dorsey KB, Mauldon M, Magraw R, Valka J, Yu S, Krumholz HM. Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Pediatrics 2010, 49: 137-145. PMID: 20080520, DOI: 10.1177/0009922809346567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisObese patientsFifth visitDocumentation of BMIFirst clinic visitTreatment of obesityLongitudinal analysisIndividual risk behaviorsClinic visitsClinician adherenceMedical recordsWeight managementObesity preventionFirst visitClinicians' attentionRisk behaviorsPatientsPractice recommendationsVisitsOverweightBMIPreventionAdherenceTreatmentObesity