Body image and women: How does obesity fit into the picture?

Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Buxton, Barbara K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 57349158475     PISSN: 15571459     EISSN: 15571467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bar.2008.9946     Document Type: Review

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