The government of girth

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Coveney, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemic; Foucault; Obesity; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849124351     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.451.17.2.199     Document Type: Article

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