Tackling the problem of overweight and obesity: The Dutch approach

Obesity Facts

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Renders, Carry M ^a,b   Halberstadt, Jutka ^b,c   Frenkel, Carolien S ^d   Rosenmöller, Paul ^d   Seidell, Jacob C ^a,b,c   Hirasing, Remy A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Covenant on Overweight ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Integral approach; National health policy; Obesity; Practical example; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SHORT SURVEY; WORK; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77956528853     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319426     Document Type: Short Survey

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