Public perception of overweight

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7664, 2008, Pages 243-244

  Bleich, Sara N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 47549101270     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a347     Document Type: Editorial

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