Obesity epidemics: Inevitable outcome of globalization or preventable public health challenge?

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-36

  Raine, Kim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; OBESITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84858794385     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0322-0     Document Type: Editorial

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