Embodying both stigma and satisfaction: An interview study of African American women

Critical Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-31

  Antin, Tamar M J ^a   Hunt, Geoffrey ^b  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Scientific Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; body image; health disparities; obesity; social inequities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; STIGMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84874767056     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2011.634784     Document Type: Article

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