Perspectives of fijian policymakers on the obesity prevention policy landscape

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Hendriks, Anna Marie ^a,b   Delai, Mere Y ^c   Thow, Anne Marie ^d   Gubbels, Jessica S ^e   De Vries, Nanne K ^b,e   Kremers, Stef P J ^e   Jansen, Maria W J ^b  

^a Academic Collaborative Centre for Public Health Limburg   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Fiji Ministry of Health   (Fiji)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIJIAN; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SYSTEMS THEORY; FIJI; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION;

FIJI; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84941144643     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/926159     Document Type: Article

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