The obesity pandemic. Is it beyond control?

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 150-151

  Walker, Alexander R P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0141570836     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300308     Document Type: Review

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