Big food, food systems, and global health

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 7-

  Stuckler, David ^a,b   Nestle, Marion ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TOBACCO; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REVIEW;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO;

EID: 84864457681     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001242     Document Type: Article

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