The Legal and Managerial Challenge of Obesity as a Disability: Evidence From the Federal Courts

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Bradbury, Mark D ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Americans with Disabilities Act; disability; discrimination; obesity; wellness programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249137186     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X06291814     Document Type: Article

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