''Childhood Obesity'' is a bimonthly
peer-review
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ed
medical journal covering
childhood obesity. It was established in 2005 as ''Obesity Management'', and changed its name to ''Obesity and Weight Management'' in 2009. It acquired its current name in 2010. It is published by
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and the
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Tom Baranowski (
Baylor College of Medicine
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). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2018
impact factor
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of 2.426.
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Mary Ann Liebert academic journals
Pediatrics journals
Bimonthly journals
Publications established in 2005
English-language journals
Obesity journals
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