Handbook of Obesity: Etiology and Pathophysiology

Handbook of Obesity: Etiology and Pathophysiology
ISBN-10
0824759753
ISBN-13
9780824759759
Series
Handbook of Obesity
Category
Obesity
Pages
1064
Language
English
Published
2003-12
Publisher
CRC Press
Authors
George A. Bray, Claude Bouchard, W. P. T. James

Description

Offering perspectives on the history, prevalence and genetics of obesity, this book examines the origins and etiology of obesity. It considers the relationship between behavioural neuroscience and obesity.

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