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How could you let yourself get like that

Stories of the origins of obesity in accounts of weight loss surgery

Bibliographic Data

ID4598412
AuthorsKaren Throsby (0000-0003-4275-177X, University of Warwick, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume65
Issue8
Pages1561-1571
Publication date2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.005
PMID17651875
OpenAlexW2065959551
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited31

Aesthetics · Business · Childhood obesity · Context (archaeology · Linguistics · Obesity · Order (exchange · Overweight · Rhetoric · Sociology · Weight loss · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Empathy and Medical Education · History · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Endocrinology

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Citations per year3,56
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
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