Stigmatizing attitudes toward obesity in a representative population-based sample.

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Published in Obesity (Silver Spring) on May 08, 2008

Authors

Anja Hilbert1, Winfried Rief, Elmar Braehler

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapy, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. hilbert@staff.uni-marburg.de

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