Childhood obesity:   of growing urgency

Goodman, Susan; Lewis, Peter R; Dixon, Andrew J; Travers, Cheryl A

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Childhood obesity: of growing urgency

Susan Goodman, Peter R Lewis, Andrew J Dixon and Cheryl A Travers

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (8): 400-401.
Published online: 15 April 2002

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To the Editor: A number of recently published articles indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is increasing at an alarming rate on a national1 and international2 level.

Susan Goodman¹
Peter R Lewis²
Andrew J Dixon³
Cheryl A Travers⁴

Central Coast Public Health Unit, Central Coast Health, Gosford, NSW.

Correspondence: plewis@doh.health.nsw.gov.au

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Childhood obesity: of growing urgency

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