Athletic fatness: Forgiving corpulence in elite bodies

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 148-163

  Jamieson, Katherine M ^a   Stringer, Amy ^b   Andrews, Melissa Blair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53349163569     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.25.1.148     Document Type: Article

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