Obesity: The elephant in the corner

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7531, 2005, Pages 1545-1548

  Ogilvie, David ^a   Hamlet, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; COMPUTER; DIET THERAPY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEVISION; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY;

EID: 29544452164     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1545     Document Type: Review

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