Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 147-151 , September 2008

Familial and environmental factors that contribute to pediatric overweight in African American populations: Implications for prevention and treatment

  • Angela M. Odoms-Young

      Affiliations

    • Public Health and Health Education, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 815 753 6324; fax: +1 815 753 5406.
    • ,
  • Marian Fitzgibbon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Health Promotion Research Section, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.06.002

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 147-151 , September 2008

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