Obesity at the crossroads: Feminist and public health perspectives

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Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 425-443

  Yancey, Antronette K ^a   Leslie, Joanne ^a   Abel, Emily K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748461333     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/491682     Document Type: Article

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