Fighting Obesity: A call to arms;La lutte contre l'obésité: Aux armes!

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Strychar, Irene ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BODY MASS; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUNGER; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0842280623     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403626     Document Type: Editorial

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