Diagnosis and Screening of Overweight and Obese Children in a Resident Continuity Clinic

Objective . To evaluate the association between documenting excess weight and ordering screening tests. Methods . We retrospectively reviewed well-child visits for patients 2 to 18 years old at a pediatric resident clinic. We evaluated visits of patients with body mass index ≥ 85th percentile for do...

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Main Authors: Alanna Higgins MD, MPH, Megan McCarville MD, MPH, Jacob Kurowski MD, Scott McEwen MD, PhD, Robert R. Tanz MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-11-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X14559396