New developments in the law for obesity discrimination protection

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 469-471

  Pomeranz, Jennifer L ^a   Puhl, Rebecca M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; OBESITY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROTECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT;

BODY WEIGHT; DISABLED PERSONS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876467500     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20094     Document Type: Article

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