Socio-ethical analysis of equity in access to nutrigenomics interventions for obesity prevention: A focus group study

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Lévesque, Lise ^a   Ozdemir, Vural ^a   Godard, Béatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NUTRIGENOMICS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NUTRIGENOMICS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 57149108761     PISSN: 15362310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2008.0066     Document Type: Article

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