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Fatness as a disability: questions of personal and group identity

Nathan Kai‐Cheong Chan Department of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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Allison C. Gillick Department of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 231-243 | Received 16 Jan 2008, Accepted 01 Jul 2008, Published online: 11 Mar 2009

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