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Public Health Approaches to Obesity and its Management

Annual Review of Public Health · 1986 · 58 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

In recent decades, public health policy and practice have been increasingly challenged by globalization, even as global financing for health has increased dramatically. This article discusses globalization and its health challenges from a vantage of ...Read More

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Public Health, Community Health, Epidemiologic Methods +8

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Veterinary Medicine, Physiology, Clinical Nutrition +12

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Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology +17

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Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior +12