Reducing Obesity Among People With Disabilities

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 175-185

  Fox, Michael H ^a   Witten, Mary Helen ^a   Lullo, Carolyn ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Choice Filled Lives   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptual model; disability; disparities; obesity; surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911045084     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207313494236     Document Type: Article

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