Archive for June, 2008
Recommended Terminology Change for Adolescent BMI Percentiles
Posted on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
In an article entitled, “Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report,” published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommendations are made by an expert committee regarding the prevention, assessment, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adolescent children. [...]