Adult Obesity: A Paediatric Challenge

by Linda D. Voss, Terence J Wilkin, Terence J.Wilkin

While it is increasingly clear that adult obesity begins in childhood, preventing this condition is a major challenge for the pediatrician.

Adult Obesity: A Paediatric Challenge highlights the causes and consequences of obesity, bringing a modern understanding to the treatment of a heavily stigmatized problem. This collection of essays, based on presentations made at a national symposium on obesity, focuses on managing the condition and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415300150
• ISBN13: 9780415300155
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.8"