Obesity prevention: The role of policies, laws and regulations

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Swinburn, Boyd A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD SAFETY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEADERSHIP; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 46649102087     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-5-12     Document Type: Article

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