Obesity prevention and control: from clinical tools to public health strategies.

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Published in Acad Pediatr on September 18, 2009

Authors

Brook Belay1, William H Dietz

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. bbelay@cdc.gov

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