Evidence, Ethics, and values: A Framework for Health promotion

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-472

  Carter, Stacy M ^a   Rychetnik, Lucie ^a   Dietetics, PGradDip ^a   Lloyd, Beverley ^a   Kerridge, Ian H ^a   Baur, Louise ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^a   Hooker, Claire ^a   Zask, Avigdor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; COERCION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951586756     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.195545     Document Type: Article

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