Obesity epidemic in Brazil and Argentina: A public health concern

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 327-334

  Arbex, Alberto Krayyem ^a   Rocha, Denise R T W ^a   Aizenberg, Marisa ^b   Ciruzzi, Maria S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Jurisprudence; Latin America; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84903472003     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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