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A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns: Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy

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A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns: Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy. / MacKay, Kathryn.
In: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, Vol. 10, No. 2, 11.2017, p. 61-78.

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MacKay, K 2017, 'A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns: Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy', International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 61-78. https://doi.org/10.3138/ijfab.10.2.61

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MacKay, K. (2017). A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns: Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 10(2), 61-78. https://doi.org/10.3138/ijfab.10.2.61

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MacKay K. A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns: Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. 2017 Nov;10(2):61-78. Epub 2017 Oct 10. doi: 10.3138/ijfab.10.2.61

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MacKay, Kathryn. / A Feminist Analysis of Anti-Obesity Campaigns : Manipulation, Oppression, and Autonomy. In: International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. 2017 ; Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 61-78.

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