Commentary: Prescient visions of public health from Cornaro to Breslow

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-23

  Olshansky, S Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIUM; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32144443093     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi283     Document Type: Note

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