Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Children and Adolescents Who Were Obese in Selected Periods between 1988 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/