Learning from international policies on trans fatty acids to reduce cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries, using Mexico as a case study

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-49

  Pérez Ferrer, Carolina ^a   Lock, Karen ^b   Rivera, Juan A ^c  

^a Lewisham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Mexico; Nutrition legislation; Nutrition policy; Public health; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; MEXICO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 73849118302     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp040     Document Type: Review

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