Baby boomers, obesity, and social change

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-82

  Buckley, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affluence; Baby boomers; Late modernity; Obesity; Social change

Indexed keywords

AGING; BABY BOOMER; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 44649170318     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.04.002     Document Type: Review

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