'Diabesity' down under: Overweight and obesity as cultural signifiers for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Critical Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 274-288

  McNaughton, Darlene ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

critique; ethics; sociology of health

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETIC OBESITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84880382288     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.766671     Document Type: Article

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