Embedding weight management into safety-net pediatric primary care: randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Judith Wylie-Rosett (Author), Adriana E. Groisman-Perelstein (Author), Pamela M. Diamantis (Author), Camille C. Jimenez (Author), Viswanathan Shankar (Author), Beth A. Conlon (Author), Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani (Author), Carmen R. Isasi (Author), Sarah N. Martin (Author), Mindy Ginsberg (Author), Nirupa R. Matthan (Author), Alice H. Lichtenstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Implementing evidence-based recommendations for treating pediatric overweight and obesity is challenging in low-resource settings. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics overweight/obesity recommendati...