Obesity and climate change mitigation in Australia: Overview and analysis of policies with co-benefits

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-24

  Lowe, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate change; co benefits; obesity; policy analysis; political economy of health

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; OBESITY; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84893611067     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12150     Document Type: Review

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