Equity in public health ethics: The case of menu labelling policy at the local level

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-89

  Mah, Catherine L ^a   Timmings, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIE; EATING; ETHICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LAW; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 84926673292     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phu011     Document Type: Review

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