Whose voice counts? A critical examination of discourses surrounding the body mass index

Fat Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-207

  Anderson, Jenn ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fat studies; Health communication; Weight discourse; Weight stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884233700     PISSN: 21604851     EISSN: 2160486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21604851.2012.656500     Document Type: Article

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