It's all in the lens: Differences in views on obesity prevention between advocates and policy makers

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-250

  Jones, Ellen ^a   Eyler, Amy A ^b,c   Nguyen, Leah ^b,c   Kong, Jooyoung ^b,c   Brownson, Ross C ^b,c   Bailey, Jessica H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARIZONA; COLORADO; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KANSAS; LOUISIANA; MAINE; MONTANA; NEW YORK; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; OKLAHOMA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH DAKOTA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84862215718     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2011.0038     Document Type: Article

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