Commentary: What's past is prologue

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-17

  Bain, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION;

CALORIC INTAKE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; FORECASTING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 32144453295     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi267     Document Type: Note

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