Best practices in policy approaches to obesity prevention

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 168-192

  Fox, Ashley M ^a   Horowitz, Carol R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Ethics; Evidence; Obesity; Policy; Review

Indexed keywords

FREEDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATERNALISM; REVIEW;

FREEDOM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATERNALISM;

EID: 84878441600     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0097     Document Type: Review

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