Patterns of childhood obesity prevention legislation in the United States

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Boehmer, Tegan K ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^a   Haire Joshu, Debra ^a   Dreisinger, Mariah L ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447103803     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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