2 edition of Geographies of obesity found in the catalog.
Geographies of obesity
Published
2009
by Ashgate in Farnham, Surrey, Burlington, VT
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | [edited] by Jamie Pearce and Karen Witten. |
| Contributions | Pearce, Jamie., Witten, Karen. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | RC628 .G476 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. ; |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23668070M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780754676195 |
| LC Control Number | 2009031068 |
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