Obesity and household roles: Gender and social class in Morocco

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-462

  Batnitzky, Adina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Morocco; Nutrition transition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 42549151007     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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