Being 'fat' in today's world: A qualitative study of the lived experiences of people with obesity in Australia

Health Expectations

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-330

  Thomas, Samantha L ^a   Hyde, Jim ^a,b   Karunaratne, Asuntha ^a   Herbert, Dilinie ^a   Komesaroff, Paul A ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Public Health   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lived experiences; Obesity; Public health; Qualitative research; Social and cultural factors; Stigma and discrimination

Indexed keywords

PHENTERMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; WEIGHT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCAPEGOATING; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STEREOTYPING; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049094698     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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