INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): Summary and future directions

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue S1, 2013, Pages 157-164

  Kumanyika, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Food environments; Non communicable diseases; Obesity prevention

Indexed keywords

FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR FOOD AND OBESITY NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES RESEARCH MONITORING AND ACTION SUPPORT; MONITORING; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

BENCHMARKING; FOOD ENVIRONMENTS; NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; OBESITY PREVENTION;

FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84885103350     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12084     Document Type: Note

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