Bon bon fatty girl: A qualitative exploration of weight bias in Singapore

The Fat Studies Reader

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 127-138

  Isono, Maho ^a   Watkins, Patti Lou ^b   Lian, Lee Ee ^c  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

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