Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 336-341 , September 2008

Economic Evaluation of a Primary Care Trial to Reduce Weight Gain in Overweight/Obese Children: The LEAP Trial

Received 13 September 2007 ,Accepted 23 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.06.006

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 336-341 , September 2008

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