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Comment
. 2021 Apr;147(4):e2020042168.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-042168.

Time Equivalency and Child Adiposity: The Biggest Bang for the Buck

Michelle I Cardel  1   2   3 , Faith A Newsome  4 , Joseph A Skelton  5   6   7
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Time Equivalency and Child Adiposity: The Biggest Bang for the Buck

Michelle I Cardel et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr.
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Conflict of interest statement

POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Dr Cardel reports grants from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and grants from WellCare Health Plans, Inc, during the conduct of the study and personal fees from WW (formerly Weight Watchers) and consulting with Novo Nordisk, for which she did not accept personal fees, outside the submitted work. Ms Newsome reports personal fees from Novo Nordisk outside the submitted work. Dr Skelton reports grants from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Nursing Research and royalty payments from UpToDate as a contributor and peer reviewer not related to this submitted work.

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