Public health, obesity and economics: the good, the bad and the ugly;Salud pública, economía y obesidad: el bueno, el feo y el malo

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 507-510

  Oliva, Juan ^a   González, Laura ^b   Labeaga, José M ^c   Álvarez Dardet, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 59949101347     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-9111(08)75346-9     Document Type: Editorial

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