Diagnosis and Screening of Overweight and Obese Children in a Resident Continuity Clinic
Objective . To evaluate the association between documenting excess weight and ordering screening tests. Methods . We retrospectively reviewed well-child visits for patients 2 to 18 years old at a pediatric resident clinic. We evaluated visits of patients with body mass index ≥ 85th percentile for do...
Main Authors: | Alanna Higgins MD, MPH, Megan McCarville MD, MPH, Jacob Kurowski MD, Scott McEwen MD, PhD, Robert R. Tanz MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-11-01
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Series: | Global Pediatric Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X14559396 |
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