Addressing childhood overweight and obesity in the dental office: rationale and practical guidelines.

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Published in Pediatr Dent on November 12, 2010

Authors

Ray Tseng1, William F Vann, Eliana M Perrin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. tsengr@Dentistry.unc.edu

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