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Title
Exploring the association between body weight, stigma of obesity, and health care avoidance.
Authors
Drury, Christine Aramburu Alegria; Louis, Margaret
Abstract
To explore the stigma of obesity and its effect on health care utilization, associations between self-esteem, attribution for weight, body mass index (BMI), satisfaction with medical care and the behavior of delaying/avoiding health care were examined.
Publication
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2002, Vol 14, Issue 12, p554