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Pediatric obesity: the unique issues in Latino-American male youth.

American journal of preventive medicine - 1 Feb 2008

Stovitz Steven D, Schwimmer Jeffrey B, Martinez Homero, Story Mary T

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Pediatric obesity in the United States has been steadily rising over the past few decades, and it is a clear risk factor for adult obesity and obesity-related morbidity and mortality. A review of the literature from three major national databases reveals that the prevalence rates of obesity withi...

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PMID: 18201646
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.09.034

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