Hip-Hop to Health Jr., an obesity prevention program for minority preschool children: baseline characteristics of participants
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 March 2003
Melinda Stolley, Marian Fitzgibbon, Alan R. Dyer, Linda Van Horn, Katherine KauferChristoffel, Linda Schiffer
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The development of interventions to effectively prevent or control obesity early in life is crucial. These data highlight the escalating problem of weight control in minority populations.
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