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International Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 608920, 5 pages
The Effectiveness of School-Based Nutritional Education Program among Obese Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Study
Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Prannok, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Received 14 July 2012; Accepted 25 September 2012
Academic Editor: Namik Yaşar Özbek
Copyright © 2012 Supinya In-Iw et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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