Book ID: CBB000951770

Obesity in America, 1850--1939: A History of Social Attitudes and Treatment (2008)

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Segrave, Kerry (Author)


McFarland


Publication Date: 2008
Physical Details: v + 202 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Authors & Contributors
Rasmussen, Nicolas
Karen Throsby
Strings, Sabrina
Charissa S. L. Cheah
Nan Zhou
Parr, Jessica M.
Journals
Social History of Medicine
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Journal of British Studies
Publishers
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Texas Press
Reaktion Books
Profile
New York University Press
Manchester University Press
Concepts
Weight management
Public health
Obesity
Nutrition; dietetics
Health
Medicine and culture
People
Keys, Ancel
Bailey, Edgar Henry Summerfield
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
Early modern
20th century
Modern
Places
United States
Great Britain
England
China
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