Government action on diabetes prevention: Time to try something new

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 578-581

  Kaldor, Jenny C ^a   Magnusson, Roger S ^a   Colagiuri, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84931075849     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01611     Document Type: Article

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