Weight bias: A primer for the fitness industry

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Wharton, Christopher M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rudd Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Overweight; Stereotypes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248167178     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.FIT.0000269060.03465.ab     Document Type: Article

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