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Obesity screening in the pediatric emergency department – A missed opportunity?

OBJECTIVES: There is a low rate of body mass index measurements and obesity screening in primary pediatric care. Pediatric emergency department (PED) visits, with their large volumes and routine weight measurements, provide a unique opportunity to identify and address obesity. The study objectives w...

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Autores principales: Friedman, Nir, Erez-Granat, Ortal, Inbar, Alon, Dubnov-Raz, Gal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9801120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36590528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12473