Newspaper reporting on legislative and policy interventions to address obesity: United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-90

  Ries, Nola M ^a   Rachul, Christen ^a   Caulfield, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Government; Media; Obesity; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OBESITY; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEWSPAPERS; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551538326     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2010.39     Document Type: Article

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