A high-precision protocol for identification of preschool children at risk for persisting obesity.

BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest that adolescent adiposity is established already in preadolescence. Earlier studies have confirmed a strong tracking of obesity from adolescence to adulthood. Our aim was to examine the diagnostic accuracy of a population-derived protocol for identification of presc...

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Main Authors: Toomas Timpka, Marianne Angbratt, Per Bolme, Göran Hermansson, Anders Häger, Lars Valter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1888725?pdf=render