Correlates of state legislative action to prevent childhood obesity

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Cawley, John ^a   Liu, Feng ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449103980     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.3     Document Type: Article

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