Obesity - Personal choice or public health issue?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Mello, Michelle M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATERNALISM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 37349082850     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0695     Document Type: Short Survey

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