Canadian lifestyle choices: A public health failure

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1461-

  Rosenfield, Daniel ^a,b   Heb́ert, Paul C ^d   Stanbrook, Matthew B ^d   MacDonald, Noni ^d   Flegel, Ken ^d   Coutts, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Coutts Communicates ^*  (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CANADIAN; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 80053080489     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110910     Document Type: Editorial

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