The importance of systems thinking to address obesity

Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-137

  Finegood, Diane T ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876423588     PISSN: 16642147     EISSN: 16642155     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000341308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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