Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 392-395 , November 2008

Association of Bicycling and Childhood Overweight Status

  • Robert A. Dudas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert A. Dudas, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.
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  • Michael Crocetti, MD

Received 11 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 August 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00170-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.08.001

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 392-395 , November 2008

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