What determines public support of obesity prevention?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 585-590

  Hilbert, Anja ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a   Braehler, Elmar ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC RISK; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC OPINION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 34347270965     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.050906     Document Type: Review

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