A New Stigmatized Identity? Comparisons of a "Food Addict" Label With Other Stigmatized Health Conditions

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-21

  DePierre, Jenny A ^a   Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Luedicke, Joerg ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873663492     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.746148     Document Type: Article

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