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Title The health impact of smoking and obesity and what to do about it / Hans Krueger [and others]
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 374 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction : planning to reduce the risks of chronic disease -- 2. Risk factors and the burden of disease -- 3. economic cost of risk factors -- 4. Risk factor targets around the world -- 5. benefits of reducing risk factors -- 6. Tobacco control evidence (1) : preventing uptake -- 7. Tobacco control evidence (2) : smoking cessation -- 8. Tobacco control evidence (3) : second-hand smoke, specific populations, and a summary -- 9. Tobacco control evidence (4) : cost-effectiveness -- 10. Lessons from the tobacco wars -- 11. Obesity and tobacco control : new territory and established pathways -- 12. Obesity control evidence (1) : reducing energy intake -- 13. Obesity control evidence (2) : increasing energy expenditure -- 14. Obesity control evidence (3) : combined approaches, cost-effectiveness, and a compendium -- 15. Important issues in obesity control -- 16. Collaborating for health
Summary The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do about It provides solid evidence and practical advice to health care planners, decision-makers, and frontline providers alike
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Weight loss.
Obesity -- Health aspects
Smoking -- Health aspects
Chronic diseases -- Risk factors
Chronic diseases -- British Columbia -- Prevention
Weight Loss
MEDICAL -- General.
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Chronic diseases -- Prevention
Chronic diseases -- Risk factors
Obesity -- Health aspects
Smoking -- Health aspects
Weight loss
British Columbia
Form Electronic book
Author Krueger, Hans, author.
ISBN 9781442684935
1442684933