RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 361
OP 367
DO 10.1542/peds.2009-2037
VO 125
IS 2
A1 ,
YR 2010
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/125/2/361.abstract
AB DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2005 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement about screening for overweight in children and adolescents.METHODS: The USPSTF examined the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions that are primary care feasible or referable. It also examined the evidence for the magnitude of potential harms of treatment in children and adolescents.RECOMMENDATION. The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer them or refer them to intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status (grade B recommendation).