Revisiting Kurt Lewin. How to Gain Insight into Environmental Correlates of Obesogenic Behaviors

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-529

  Brug, Johannes ^a   van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Kremers, Stef P J ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33845287588     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.08.016     Document Type: Review

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