Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 306-311 , 1 November 2006

Is There a Relationship Between Overweight and Obesity and Mental Health Problems in 4- to 5-Year-Old Australian Children?

  • Michael G. Sawyer, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Research and Evaluation Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service Adelaide, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michael G. Sawyer, MBBS, PhD, Research and Evaluation Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA, 5006, Australia
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  • Lauren Miller-Lewis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • Research and Evaluation Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • Sophie Guy, BPsych(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Research and Evaluation Unit, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • Melissa Wake, MBChB, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Melbourne, Australia
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  • Louise Canterford, BSc(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • John B. Carlin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Received 2 June 2006 ,Accepted 21 August 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00185-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.08.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 306-311 , 1 November 2006

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