Comment: Preventing child obesity - An art and a science

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Lobstein, T ^a  

^a International Obesity TaskForce   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Obesity; Policy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; OBESITY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 33645105120     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00241.x     Document Type: Note

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