Obesity: A public health approach

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 895-909

  Novak, Nicole L ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Legislation; Obesity prevention; Public health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81355133111     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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