Getting to grips with the obesity epidemic in Europe

SAGE Open Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Cuschieri, Sarah ^a   Mamo, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Disease management; Economic burden of disease; Epidemics; Obesity; Policy

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EATING DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTHY DIET; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 85029772015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20503121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050312116670406     Document Type: Review

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