How do obese individuals perceive and respond to the different types of obesity stigma that they encounter in their daily lives? A qualitative study.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on September 10, 2011

Authors

Sophie Lewis1, Samantha L Thomas, R Warwick Blood, David J Castle, Jim Hyde, Paul A Komesaroff

Author Affiliations

1: Primary Care Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. sophie.lewis@monash.edu

Associated clinical trials:

"Dare to be Satisfied With Food" - a Group Treatment Method | NCT03441308

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