Advancing public health obesity policy through state attorneys general

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 425-431

  Pomeranz, Jennifer L ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; POLICY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LAWYERS; OBESITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; ROLE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951653065     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.198697     Document Type: Article

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