Contradictions and confounds in coverage of obesity: Psychology journals, textbooks, and the media

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-369

  Rothblum, Esther D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Vermont ^*

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EID: 0009472585     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00120     Document Type: Article

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