Public health law and the prevention and control of obesity

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 215-227

  Dietz, William H ^a,b   Benken, Donald E ^a   Hunter, Alicia S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Law; Legal; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849092686     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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