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International Journal of Obesity
and related metabolic disorders

March 1999, Volume 23, Supplement 2
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Introduction

s1
JohnH Himes & Mary Story
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Papers

Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity s2
A Must & RS Strauss
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How physically active are American children and what can we do about it? s12
RV Luepker
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Agreement among anthropometric indicators identifying the fattest adolescents s18
JH Himes
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Overweight prevalence among youth in the United States: Why so many different numbers? s22
RP Troiano & KM Flegal
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in American Indian school children and adolescents in the Aberdeen area: A population study s28
E Zephier, JH Himes & M Story
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The weight dilemma: A range of philosophical perspectives s31
D Neumark-Sztainer
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Systems approach to childhood and adolescent obesity prevention and treatment in a managed care organization s38
NP Pronk & J Boucher
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School-based approaches for preventing and treating obesity s43
M Story
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Behavioural treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity s52
TN Robinson
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A biopsychosocial model for youth obesity: Consideration of an ecosystemic collaboration s58
DR Goetz & W Caron
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