The Barker hypothesis and obesity: Connections for transdisciplinarity and social justice

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-367

  Scott Yoshizawa, Rebecca ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barker hypothesis; development; fat acceptance; obesity; transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868138891     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2012.11     Document Type: Article

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