Obesity: A growing issue for european policy?

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-327

  Lang, Tim ^a   Rayner, Geof ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological public health; European public health; Food and nutrition policy; Institutional architecture; Non communicable disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 27744568252     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928705057263     Document Type: Review

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