Weight-based stigma and physician bias

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-262

  Cheskin, Lawrence J ^a   Kahan, Scott ^b   Geller, Gail ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84887543497     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.ccas1-1004     Document Type: Note

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