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It’s like rocket science…only more complex: challenges and experiences related to managing pediatric obesity in Canada

Jillian LS AvisDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5K0L4, Canada
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Tracey BridgerDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada;Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Johns, NL, Canada
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Annick BuchholzThe Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Jean-Pierre ChanoineDepartment of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Vancouver, BC, Canada;British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Stasia HadjiyannakisThe Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Jill HamiltonDepartment of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mary M JethaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5K0L4, Canada;Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Alberta Health Services, 11111 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5K0L4, Canada
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Laurent LegaultDepartment of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QB, Canada
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Katherine M MorrisonDepartment of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Anne WarehamJaneway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Johns, NL, Canada
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Geoff DC BallDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5K0L4, Canada;Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Alberta Health Services, 11111 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5K0L4, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 223-229 | Published online: 18 Mar 2014

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