Obesity epidemiology : from aetiology to public health / [electronic resource] edited by David Crawford ... [et al.]. Obesity prevention and public health. Crawford, David, 1960- Obesity Epidemiology. Obesity Prevention. Obesity Etiology. RC628 616.398 22 Previous ed.: published as Obesity prevention and public health. 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 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. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 471 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.001.0001 eng Epidemiology Epidemiology.