Obesity prevention and management - Evidence and policy

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Anderson, Annie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF ESTEEM; SINGAPORE; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13544258988     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00589.x     Document Type: Editorial

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