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Chapter 3 - Weight Stigma and Related Social Factors in Psychological Care

from Section 1 - Introduction to Psychological Care in Severe Obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2018

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Paula M. Brochu ,
Rebecca L. Pearl  and
Laurie A. Simontacchi
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Stephanie Cassin ,
Raed Hawa  and
Sanjeev Sockalingam
Stephanie Cassin
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Ryerson University, Toronto
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University of Toronto
Sanjeev Sockalingam
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University of Toronto
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Psychological Care in Severe Obesity
A Practical and Integrated Approach
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Print publication year: 2018

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