Obesity epidemiology : from aetiology to public health / [electronic resource]
edited by David Crawford ... [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 471 p.) : ill.
- Epidemiology .
- Epidemiology. .
Previous ed.: published as Obesity prevention and public health. 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This textbook assists those concerned with understanding prevalence & trends in obesity; its health, social & economic consequences, causes of the obesity epidemic, existing evidence regarding strategies to prevent obesity, & the potential of public health initiatives to impact on the population prevalence of obesity.
9780191595097 (ebook) : No price
Obesity--Epidemiology.
Obesity--Prevention.
Obesity--Etiology.
RC628
616.398
Previous ed.: published as Obesity prevention and public health. 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This textbook assists those concerned with understanding prevalence & trends in obesity; its health, social & economic consequences, causes of the obesity epidemic, existing evidence regarding strategies to prevent obesity, & the potential of public health initiatives to impact on the population prevalence of obesity.
9780191595097 (ebook) : No price
Obesity--Epidemiology.
Obesity--Prevention.
Obesity--Etiology.
RC628
616.398