A Complex Systems Approach to Understanding and Combating the Obesity Epidemic

Obesity Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 767-777

  Hammond, Ross A ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374387-9.00061-1     Document Type: Chapter

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