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Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic'-governing bodies

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ID12572439
AuthorsJenny Mcmahon (0000-0002-1079-8939, University of Tasmania, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume16
Issue4
Pages549-551
Publication date2011-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofBiopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic': Governing Bodies, Jan Wright, 2012
VenueSport Education and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1357-3322 • E-ISSN: 1470-1243
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13573322.2011.595168
OpenAlexW2068152346
LanguageEN
References cited1

Biopower · Criminology · Obesity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Medicine

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