The medicalization of body size and women's healthcare

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-243

  Wray, Sharon ^a   Deery, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EUROPE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41149084017     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701738291     Document Type: Article

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