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Economic aspects of obesity
Title
Economic aspects of obesity [electronic resource] / edited by Michael Grossman and Naci Mocan.
ISBN
9780226310107 (ebook) :
Published
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (394 p.) : ill.
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Notes
Chapters presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge Nov. 2008.
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Summary
In the past three decades, the number of obese adults in the US has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled. This text provides a strong foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.
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Chicago scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2016
Series
A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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