Obesity, hunger, and agriculture: The damaging role of subsidies

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7528, 2005, Pages 1333-1336

  Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIOR; COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; EUROPE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIETY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 28544452557     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1333     Document Type: Short Survey

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