The obesity pandemic. Is it bad or worse

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 570-571

  Brug, Johannes ^a   Crawford, David ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 71449093478     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp160     Document Type: Short Survey

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