Book ID: CBB001022748

Obesity: The Biography (2010)

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Gilman, Sander L. (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2010
Physical Details: xvi + 214 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Review Stearns, Peter N. (2011) Review of "Obesity: The Biography". Bulletin of the History of Medicine (p. 133). unapi

Citation URI
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Authors & Contributors
Rasmussen, Nicolas
Karen Throsby
Strings, Sabrina
Charissa S. L. Cheah
Nan Zhou
Dawes, Laura
Publishers
Harvard University Press
Concepts
Weight management
Obesity
Public health
Nutrition; dietetics
Health
Medicine
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
Early modern
21st century
20th century
Places
United States
China
Great Britain
Americas
Europe
Institutions
World Health Organization (WHO)
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