The "obesity epidemic": Evolving science, unchanging etiology

Sociology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 509-524

  Bombak, Andrea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 84898922815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12153     Document Type: Article

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