Risky bodies: Public health, social marketing and the governance of obesity

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-102

  Herrick, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health geography; Obesity; Public health; Social marketing; United Kingdom; United States

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 33845718733     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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