Childhood obesity and medical neglect.

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Published in Pediatrics on January 01, 2009

Authors

Todd Varness1, David B Allen, Aaron L Carrel, Norman Fost

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,, Madison, WI 53792-4108, USA. tvarness@uwhealth.org

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