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Why a global strategy on diet, physical activity and health? The growing burden of non-communicable diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

Amalia Waxman
Affiliation:
WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, World Health Organization, Email: [email protected]
Kaare R Norum
Affiliation:
Chair, Reference Group, WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health; Professor, University of Oslo, Norway Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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