A clinical guide for management of overweight and obese children and adults. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Caroline M. Apovian, Carine M. Lenders.
• Other Names: Apovian, Caroline M; Lenders, Carine M
• Contents: Getting the office ready for the patient / Robert F. Kushner -- Steps for the medical evaluation of the obese patient / Nawfal W. Istfan and Wendy A. Anderson -- Motivational interviewing and health behavior change counseling / Gary S. Rose, Judy C.C. Phillips, and Garry Welch -- Dietary therapy / Diana Cullum-Dugan and Cheryl Jesuit -- Exercise therapy for the overweight adult / John M. Jakicic, Amy D. Otto, and Kristen Polzien -- Pharmacologic therapy for obesity and overweight in adults and adolescents / Marie Thearle and Louis J. Aronne -- Surgical treatment of obesity / Alene J. Wright, Ranjan Sudan, and R. Armour Forse -- Gastrointestinal complications of bariatric surgery / Christopher S. Huang and Francis A. Farraye -- Follow-up strategies for the treatment of obesity in primary care settings / Valerie H. Myers and Donna H. Ryan. Maintenance: the ultimate goal / Rena R. Wing, Angela Marinilli Pinto, and Heather Niemeier -- A clinical guide to pediatric ambulatory weight management / Carine M. Lenders, Alan F. Meyers, and Holly Oh -- Behavioral health considerations for the management of pediatric obesity in primary care / Shaheen U. Lakhani [and others] -- The community as a resource to support positive nutrition and physical activity behaviors in youth / Vivien Morris and Gita Rao.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (309 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.3/98; Obesity; Obesity -- therapy; Adolescent; Adult; Obesity -- surgery; MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; MEDICAL -- Nutrition; Obesity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420004649; 1420004646; 0849330858; 9780849330858; 1280732776; 9781280732775
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.