Managing blame in NHS weight management treatment: Psychologizing weight and 'obesity'

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 374-387

  Wiggins, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70049085867     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1017     Document Type: Article

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