Open AccessIncidence of Childhood Obesity in the United States
Author(s) -
Solveig A. Cunningham,
Michael R. Kramer,
K.M. Venkat Narayan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1309753
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , obesity , childhood obesity , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , overweight , physics , sociology , optics
Although the increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States has been documented, little is known about its incidence. We report here on the national incidence of obesity among elementary-school children.
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