Childhood Obesity (cont.)
Medical Author:
John Mersch, MD, FAAP
John Mersch, MD, FAAPDr. Mersch received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego, and prior to entering the University Of Southern California School Of Medicine, was a graduate student (attaining PhD candidate status) in Experimental Pathology at USC. He attended internship and residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Medical Editor:
David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP
David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAPDr. Perlstein received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati and then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at The New York Hospital, Cornell medical Center in New York City. After serving an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident, he worked as a private practitioner and then was appointed Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. In this Article
 What research is being done on childhood obesity?The National Institutes for Health (NIH) web site lists 199 open studies
currently focused on the pediatric age range
(http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/ Where can people find more information on childhood obesity?Accurate and timely information regarding pediatric obesity may be found at the following web sites: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) American Dietetic Association National Institutes for Health (NIH) REFERENCES: Reviewed by David Perlstein, MD, MBA, FAAP on 6/25/2012 Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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