Support for obesity-related policy and its association with motivation for weight control

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-330

  Emm, Lydia G ^a   Gillison, Fiona B ^a   Juszczyk, Dorota ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motivation; Obesity policy; Policy support; Weight control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999332171     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033305     Document Type: Article

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