The Weight Debate

Ethics
Volume 171 - Issue 11

Why staying lean is not a matter of ethics

Author:  Joseph Proietto

Med J Aust 1999; 171 (11): 611-613.
Published online: 6 December 1999
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  • Joseph Proietto

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