Childhood obesity: Perceptions held by the public in Calgary, Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-90

  Potestio, Melissa L ^a   McLaren, Lindsay ^a   Vollman, Ardene Robinson ^a   Doyle Baker, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Obesity; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749113087     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405450     Document Type: Article

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