What's law got to do with it part 1: A framework for obesity prevention

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Magnusson, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 45849122809     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-5-10     Document Type: Review

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