Balancing the benefits and risks of public-private partnerships to address the global double burden of malnutrition

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 503-517

  Kraak, Vivica I ^a   Harrigan, Paige B ^b   Lawrence, Mark ^a   Harrison, Paul J ^c   Jackson, Michaela A ^a   Swinburn, Boyd ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Codes of conduct; Conflict of interest; Double burden or malnutrition; Due diligence; Public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RISK;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RESTAURANTS; RISK; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84856327665     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011002060     Document Type: Article

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