Changing perceptions of the childhood obesity epidemic

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-176

  Evans, W Douglas ^a   Renaud, Jeanette M ^a   Finkelstein, Eric ^a   Kamerow, Douglas B ^a   Brown, Derek S ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Childhood obesity; Prevention; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645292324     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.2.6     Document Type: Review

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