Using political science to progress public health nutrition: A systematic review

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2070-2078

  Cullerton, Katherine ^a   Donnet, Timothy ^a   Lee, Amanda ^a   Gallegos, Danielle ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Nutrition policy; Political theory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84943760616     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015002712     Document Type: Review

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