Consensus
L’obesità in età pediatrica
CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
FRANCESCO CHIARELLI*, RITA CAPANNA
Clinica Pediatrica, Università di Chieti *Segretario Generale, Società Europea di Endocrinologia Pediatrica (ESPE)
Ottobre 2005 - pagg. 513 -525
Abstract
In March 2004 a group of 65 physicians and other health professionals representing nine
countries on four continents convened in Israel to discuss the widespread public health crisis
in childhood obesity. The conference addressed topics ranging from epidemiology and etiology
to prevention and treatment. The several working groups attempted to formulate evidence-
based answers to commonly asked questions, thus providing a platform for consensus
development in the international healthcare community aimed towards future corrective action.
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