Obesity and the Economics of Prevention [electronic resource]: Fit not Fat / Organisation for Econom...
Obesity and the Economics of Prevention [electronic resource]: Fit not Fat / Organisation for Econom...
Obesity and the Economics of Prevention [electronic resource]: Fit not Fat / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.
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2010.
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English
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1 online resource (270 p.)
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computer
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online resource
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Introduction: Obesity and the Economics of Prevention -- Executive Summary -- Promoting Health and Fighting Chronic Diseases: What Impact on the Economy? -- How Does Obesity Spread? -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Are Health Behaviors Driven by Information? -- Abbreviations -- Obesity: Past and P...
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Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.
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2010.
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Before 1980, rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern. This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multipl...
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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention [electronic resource]: Fit not Fat / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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74VK3logkEEZ
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1-282-89660-1
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362.196398
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991023944065702626
