A systems approach to obesity

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue , 2017, Pages 94-106

  Lee, Bruce Y ^a   Bartsch, Sarah M ^a   Mui, Yeeli ^a,b   Haidari, Leila A ^a,b   Spiker, Marie L ^a   Gittelsohn, Joel ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Modeling; Obesity; Systems science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MARYLAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BALTIMORE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 85015743590     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuw049     Document Type: Article

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