Prioritizing obesity in the city

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 196-213

  Dean, Jennifer Asanin ^a   Elliott, Susan J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANGELO Framework; Environmental determinants; Municipal priorities; Obesity; Political factors; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84857913613     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9620-3     Document Type: Article

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