Balancing Upstream and Downstream Measures to Tackle the Obesity Epidemic: A Position Statement from the European Association for the Study of Obesity

Obesity Facts

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 61-63

  Rutter, Harry ^a   Bes Rastrollo, Maira ^b   De Henauw, Stefaan ^c   Lahti Koski, Marjaana ^d   Lehtinen Jacks, Susanna ^e   Mullerova, Dana ^f   Rasmussen, Finn ^g   Rissanen, Aila ^h   Visscher, Tommy L S ⁱ   Lissner, Lauren ^j  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Suomen Sydanliitto ry   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^f CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

ⁱ WINDESHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Complexity; Obesity; Public health; Stigma; Systems; Upstream

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIGMA;

EID: 85014064014     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000455960     Document Type: Article

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