Exploring the relationship between education and obesity

OECD Journal: Economic Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 121-159

  Devaux, Marion ^a   Sassi, Franco ^a   Church, Jody ^b   Cecchini, Michele ^a   Borgonovi, Francesca ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Mediation effect; Obesity; Social disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856551652     PISSN: 19952848     EISSN: 19952856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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