Are children living with obesity more likely to consult their general practitioner for knee pain? Longitudinal analysis of linked primary care and National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) records.

Objectives More than one in four 11-year-old children in England are living with obesity. The implications for future musculoskeletal health remain unclear. We assessed whether general practitioner consultations for knee pain were more likely among children with obesity, and how this varied by sex,...

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Main Authors: Nicola Firman, Kate Homer, Gill Harper, John Robson, Carol Dezateux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2022-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
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Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1824