The scope and impact of obesity in Vermont - Strategies for change

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-46

  Chen, Harry L ^a  

^a VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Income education disparities; Obesity; Obesity related health care costs

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VERMONT;

ADOLESCENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VERMONT;

EID: 84942549547     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.03.016     Document Type: Note

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