Obesity Prevention Policies in U.S. States and Localities: Lessons from the Field

Current Obesity Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 200-210

  Chriqui, Jamie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Policy impact; Prevention; Public policy; State and local governments

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD CARE; FAST FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911445545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21624968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13679-013-0063-x     Document Type: Review

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