Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 206-213 , March 2009

Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents: What Can Health Care Providers Do?

  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

Received 13 August 2008 ,Accepted 4 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.005

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 206-213 , March 2009

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