Obesogenic environments - Aspects on measurement and indicators

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-315

  Schäfer Elinder, Liselotte ^a   Jansson, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environment; Food; Indicators; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESTAURANTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 63849189968     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002450     Document Type: Review

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