Standards and classification
A perspective on the 'obesity epidemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4589986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart G Nicholl (0000-0003-0485-9069, University of Ottawa, corresponding author), Stuart G Nicholls |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Pages | 9-15 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.009 |
| PMID | 23631773 |
| OpenAlex | W2031665241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 55 |
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Obesity · Objectivity (philosophy · Pathology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Sociology · Standardization · Variation (astronomy · Computer Science · Demography · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Law · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Artificial Intelligence
Prevalence and comorbidities of self-reported physician-diagnosed obesity among adults attending primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Living Well with a Healthy Weight
Studying humans and non-humans in risk governance
Reproducing fatness and disability
Weighing Ourselves Down
Anthropometric Measurements in Canadian Children
In BMI we trust
Governing the child-citizen
Body mass index is just a number
Knowledge brokering
An apology to my body
Estigma relacionado ao peso corporal
Not 'putting a name to it
Measuring mental disorders
The performativity of numbers in illness management
Under the 'weight' of norms
The evolution of weak standards
Caring For Evidence
The Social Construction of What?
Body Weight and Mortality among Women
Overweight, Obesity, and Mortality from Cancer in a Prospectively Studied Cohort of U.S. Adults
Health consequences of obesity
The Tyranny of Diagnosis
Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
Beyond body mass index
Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2008
National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980
Guidelines for overweight in adolescent preventive services
The Social Construction of What
Human Variation and Body Mass Index
Sociology of diagnosis
Methods of assessing body fatness among children
Lumping and splitting
Measuring Fatness, Governing Bodies
The emergence of overweight as a disease entity
Objectification, standardization, and commodification in health care
Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children
Scientific Classification
"The "Childhood Obesity Epidemic
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |