The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19, July 2010

Infant Obesity: Are We Ready to Make this Diagnosis?

  • David P. McCormick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David P. McCormick, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Primary Care Pavilion, Suite 2.701, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1119.
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  • Kwabena Sarpong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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  • Lindsay Jordan, BS

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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  • Laura A. Ray, MPA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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  • Sunil Jain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas

Received 30 June 2009; received in revised form 2 December 2009; accepted 15 January 2010. published online 25 March 2010.

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 Conducted with assistance from the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at UTMB, Galveston TX. The GCRC is funded by the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (NIH), US Public Health Service grant M01 RR 00073, and Clinical Research Education Program UTMB, which is supported by an NIH Clinical Research Curriculum Award K 30 RR 022276. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00043-0

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.028

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Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19, July 2010

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