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Weight Management for Children
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): BMI for Children and Teens. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-for-age.htm (cited 12/9/03).
Committee on Nutrition: Policy statement: Prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity. Pediatrics 2003; 112(2):424-430.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Helping Your Child: Tips for Parents. June 2002, NIH Publication No. 02-4955. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/parentips/tipsforparents.htm (cited 12/8/03).
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Surgeon General: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity: Overweight in Children and Adolescents. Available at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_adolescents.htm (cited 12/8/03).
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