The role of socio-cultural factors in the obesity epidemic

Obesity Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ball, Kylie ^a   Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body weight; Cultural factors; Obesity risk; Social position; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921259857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.003.0008     Document Type: Chapter

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