Use of research evidence in state policymaking for childhood obesity prevention in minnesota

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1894-1900

  Gollust, Sarah E ^a   Kite, Hanna A ^a,b   Benning, Sara J ^a,b   Callanan, Rachel A ^c   Weisman, Susan R ^d   Nanney, Marilyn S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d William Mitchell College of Law   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84907221088     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302137     Document Type: Article

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