An 'ecological' approach to the obesity pandemic

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7106, 1997, Pages 477-480

  Egger, Garry ^a,c   Swinburn, Boyd ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Ctr for Hlth Prom and Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030851214     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7106.477     Document Type: Short Survey

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