Obesity in adults and children: A call for action

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 266-269

  Holm, Karyn ^a   Li, Suling ^a   Spector, Nancy ^a   Hicks, Frank ^a,b   Carlson, Elizabeth ^c   Lanuza, Dorothy ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Obesity; Overweight; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; JOINT DISEASES; LIFE STYLE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0035490092     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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