Perceived discrimination among men and women with normal weight and obesity. A population-based study from Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 587-596

  Hansson, Lena M ^a   Näslund, Erik ^b   Rasmussen, Finn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bias; discrimination; gender; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77955498827     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810372266     Document Type: Article

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