INFORMAS and advocacy for public health nutrition and obesity prevention

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue S1, 2013, Pages 150-156

  Lobstein, T ^a,b   Brinsden, H ^a   Landon, J ^b,c   Kraak, V ^d   Musicus, A ^e   Macmullan, J ^f  

^a International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c United Nations Children's Fund   (United Kingdom)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Intl Assoc of Consum Food Org   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MARKETING; NOTE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84885096833     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12083     Document Type: Note

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