Is obesity a public health problem?

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 216-221

  Anomaly, Jonny ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

EID: 84870908869     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phs028     Document Type: Article

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