The stigma of obesity: What about men?

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Hebl, Michelle R ^a   Turchin, Julie M ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26444521702     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2703_8     Document Type: Article

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