Obesity: The new global threat to healthy ageing and longevity

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-422

  Byles, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Globalisation; Healthy ageing; Life expectancy; Obesity; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952727887     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2009.18.4.412     Document Type: Article

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