Stigma and Social Consequences of Obesity

Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 25-40

  Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Heuer, Chelsea A ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bias; Discrimination; Prejudice; Social_consequences; Stigma; Victimization; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857913506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444307627.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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