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Annals of Human Biology Volume 38, 2011 - Issue 4: Intergenerational and Familial Influences on Obesity and Related Conditions: 52nd Symposium of the Society for the Study of Human Biology
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Telescoping the origins of obesity to women's bodies: How gender inequalities are being squeezed out of Barker's hypothesis

Megan WarinDiscipline of Gender, Work and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vivienne MooreLife Course & Intergenerational Health Research Group, Discipline of Public Health, School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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Tanya ZivkovicLife Course & Intergenerational Health Research Group, Discipline of Public Health, School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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Michael DaviesLife Course & Intergenerational Health Research Group, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Robinson Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
Pages 453-460 | Received 06 Dec 2010, Accepted 24 May 2011, Published online: 22 Jun 2011

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