Socio-economic factors in obesity: A case of slim chance in a fat world?

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Ball, Kylie ^a,b   Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Obesity; Resilience; Social environment; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750589128     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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