Agricultural subsidies and the american obesity epidemic

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-333

  Franck, Caroline ^a   Grandi, Sonia M ^a   Eisenberg, Mark J ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Biostatistics and Occupational Health ^*  (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883043647     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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