Management of Adolescent Obesity
Management of Adolescent Obesity
For this review, a systematic search was conducted via PubMed to identify literature reports relating to obesity in the adolescent population. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) included "obesity," "adolescent," "pediatric," and "child." Initial results were limited to clinical trials from 2004 to the present that were conducted in human subjects and written in English. Applicable guidelines and further relevant trials were identified from the initial retrieved primary literature search.
Methods
For this review, a systematic search was conducted via PubMed to identify literature reports relating to obesity in the adolescent population. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) included "obesity," "adolescent," "pediatric," and "child." Initial results were limited to clinical trials from 2004 to the present that were conducted in human subjects and written in English. Applicable guidelines and further relevant trials were identified from the initial retrieved primary literature search.
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