Placing the burden on the individual: Overweight and obesity in African American and mainstream women's magazines

Health Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-240

  Campo, Shelly ^a   Mastin, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36348972338     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230701626885     Document Type: Article

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