When does severe childhood obesity become a child protection issue?
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Matthew A Sabin
Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes; Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorZoe McCallum
Paediatrician in Clinical Nutrition and Weight Management; Paediatrician in Clinical Nutrition and Weight Management
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorKay Gibbons
Head of Nutrition Services
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge A Werther
Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph Proietto
Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Chair of Medicine; Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Chair of Medicine
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Weight Control Clinic, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Matthew A Sabin
Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes; Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorZoe McCallum
Paediatrician in Clinical Nutrition and Weight Management; Paediatrician in Clinical Nutrition and Weight Management
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorKay Gibbons
Head of Nutrition Services
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorGeorge A Werther
Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Director of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Search for more papers by this authorJoseph Proietto
Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Chair of Medicine; Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Chair of Medicine
University of Melbourne, VIC.
Weight Control Clinic, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC.
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