Weight discrimination and bullying

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-127

  Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   King, Kelly M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bias; obesity; social consequences; stigma; victimization; youth

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BULLYING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84878536462     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: 15321908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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