Truth, belief and the cultural politics of obesity scholarship and public health policy

Critical Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-48

  Gard, Michael ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Politics; Population health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; STIGMA;

EID: 79952374403     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2010.529421     Document Type: Article

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