Economic growth and obesity: An interesting relationship with world-wide implications

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-153

  Egger, Garry ^a   Swinburn, Boyd ^b   Amirul Islam, F M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Happiness; Obesity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84858075854     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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