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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Main Authors: Townsend, Nick Senior researcher (Author), Scriven, Angela (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Churchill Livingstone Elsevier 2014
Series:Public health mini-guide
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