Thinking sociologically about sources of obesity in the United States

Gender Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 5-16

  Peralta, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 34247448875     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-003-0002-3     Document Type: Article

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