Research ArticleOriginal Research
Screening and Counseling for Childhood Obesity: Results from a National Survey
Tracy S. Sesselberg, Jonathan D. Klein, Karen G. O'Connor and Mark S. Johnson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 334-342; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090070
Tracy S. Sesselberg
MA, MPH
Jonathan D. Klein
MD, MPH
Karen G. O'Connor
BS

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Tracy S. Sesselberg, Jonathan D. Klein, Karen G. O'Connor, Mark S. Johnson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2010, 23 (3) 334-342; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.03.090070
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