Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 517-524 , November 2009

One Size Does Not Fit All: Identifying Risk Profiles for Overweight in Adolescent Population Subsets

  • Rhonda BeLue, M.S., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Rhonda BeLue, M.S., Ph.D., Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.
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  • Lori Ann Francis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Brandi Rollins, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Brendon Colaco, M.D., M.H.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Received 2 July 2008 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00120-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 517-524 , November 2009

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