Selection of priority groups for obesity prevention: Current approaches and development of an evidence-informed framework

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 731-739

  Nichols, M S ^a   Swinburn, B A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health services needs and demand; obesity; public health

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; OBESITY; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANT WOMAN; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDY DESIGN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKPLACE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77956964734     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00705.x     Document Type: Review

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