OBESITY PUBLIC HEALTH MINI-GUIDES
Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
2014
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| Series: | Public health mini-guide
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Add Tag | Summary: | Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level. "..useful for anyone preparing a presentation or policy on the topic." Reviewed by Nerys Williams on behalf of Occupational Medicine, January 2015 |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 135 pages illustrations 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780702046346 0702046345 |
Obesity