The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 58-59 , January 2009

Assessment of the Obese Adult

  • Melanie M. Allison

      Affiliations

    • Melanie Allison, MSN, ACNP-BC, is an instructor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, TN.

References 

  1. Hedley A , Ogden C , Johnson CL , Carroll M , Curtin L , et al.   Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999-2002 . JAMA . 2004;291:2847–2850
  2. Serdula MK , Khan LK , Dietz WH . Weight loss counseling revisited . JAMA . 2003;289:1747–1750
  3. Grundy S , Hansen B , Smith SC , Cleeman JI , Kahn RA . Clinical management of metabolic syndrome: Report of the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Diabetes Association Conference on Scientific Issues Related to Management . Circulation . 2004;109:551–556

PII: S1555-4155(08)00413-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.07.021

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 58-59 , January 2009

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