Lack of Diagnosis and Screening for Pediatric Obesity in the Retail Health Setting: Implications for Quality Improvement Measures
Pediatric obesity has reached an epidemic status. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients and how often and how accurately a diagnosis was coded. The population for this study included children aged 3 –18 years. This cohort presented to retail health clinics in a large urban health system for school or sports physicals from June 1, 2017, to November 30, 2017.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jodie N. Guardi, Elizabeth Aquino, Karen Larimer, Jessica Bishop-Royse, Shannon D. Simonovich Tags: Article Source Type: research
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