The Emperor's New Clothes: Fat, thin, and overweight. The social fabrication of risk and ill health

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 372-391

  Evans, John ^a   Rich, Emma ^a   Davies, Brian ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8644249914     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.23.4.372     Document Type: Review

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