Manufacturing Epidemics: the Role of Global Producers in Increased Consumption of Unhealthy Commodities Including Processed Foods, Alcohol, and Tobacco

Overview

Journal PLoS Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2012 Jun 30

PMID 22745605

Citations 260

Authors

David Stuckler

Martin Mckee

Shah Ebrahim

Sanjay Basu

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