Research ArticleOriginal Research

An Intensive Family Intervention Clinic for Reducing Childhood Obesity

Ronit Endevelt, Orit Elkayam, Rinat Cohen, Ronit Peled, Limor Tal-Pony, Ruth Michaelis Grunwald, Liora Valinsky, Avi Porath and Anthony David Heymann
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2014, 27 (3) 321-328; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.03.130243

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