Population strategies to prevent obesity

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7367, 2002, Pages 728-729

  Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037027155     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.728     Document Type: Editorial

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