Obesity in children.

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Published in J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol on November 01, 2008

Authors

Fima Lifshitz1

Author Affiliations

1: Sansum Medical Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. DrLfshtz@aol.com

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