Obesity discourse and fat politics: Research, critique and interventions

Critical Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 249-262

  Monaghan, Lee F ^a   Colls, Rachel ^b   Evans, Bethan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SWIMMING;

EID: 84880491924     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.814312     Document Type: Editorial

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