title: State intervention in life-threatening childhood obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murtagh
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ludwig
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005581:Foster Home Care; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013219:State Government