Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 153-157 , September 2008

Exercise and the obese child

  • S.G. Hassink

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sandra G. Hassink, MD, Director, Weight Management Clinic, AI DuPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19899. Tel.: +302 651 5936; fax: +302 651 5948.
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  • G. Datto

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.06.001

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 153-157 , September 2008

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