What's law got to do with it Part 2: Legal strategies for healthier nutrition and 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

ADVERTIZING; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 45949096599     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-5-11     Document Type: Review

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