Accuracy of parent-reported information for estimating prevalence of overweight and obesity in a race-ethnically diverse pediatric clinic population aged 3 to 12

Nancy P. Gordon1, Rebecca Mellor2
1Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94611, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Central Valley Area, Stockton, CA, USA

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