Primary prevention of childhood obesity: An interdisciplinary analysis

Obesity Facts

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-25

  Hilbert, Anja ^a   Ried, Jens ^a   Schneider, Daniel ^a   Juttner, Clemens ^a   Sosna, Marc ^b   Dabrock, Peter ^a   Lingenfelder, Michael ^a   Voit, Wolfgang ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a   Hebebrand, Johannes ^c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior modification; Economics; Prevention; Public policy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70449672061     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113598     Document Type: Article

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