Lack of correlation between antiobesity policy and obesity growth rates: Review and analysis

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 737-744

  Trivedi, Nishant J ^a   Fields, Jessica ^a   Mechanick, Chase H ^a   Klein, Marlena ^a   Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAST FOOD; FUNDING; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; TAX;

EID: 84867340396     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP11379.RA     Document Type: Review

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