Obesity epidemic: We have to spend to save

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 147-148

  Beer, Michael U ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUDGETS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0038721492     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-3035-1     Document Type: Editorial

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