Exploring media representations of weight-loss surgery

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 631-644

  Glenn, Nicole M ^a   McGannon, Kerry R ^b   Spence, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical methods; health behavior; medicalization; obesity overweight; psychosocial issues; social constructionism; stigma; weight management

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STEREOTYPING; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84876016054     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312471731     Document Type: Article

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