Facing the Challenges of Female Obesity During Midlife: Social Inequality, Weight Control, and Stigma in Clinically Overweight and Obese Women
The increasing burden of chronic disease in ageing populations has shifted focus towards illness prevention and the self-management of health. Middle-aged and menopausal women’s transitioning bodies, specifically with respect to weight gain and changes in body fat composition, have received much att...
Main Author: | Binette, Rachelle |
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Other Authors: | Dumas, Alexandre |
Language: | en |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35221 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-179 |
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