Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 289-291 , September 2009

Not All Are Created Equal: Differences in Obesity Attitudes Between Men and Women

  • Christine Ferguson, JD
    • ,
  • Sarah Kornblet, JD, MPH
    • ,
  • Anna Muldoon

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Anna Muldoon, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, 2021 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 200006; Phone: 202-994-4224.

Received 26 June 2009 ,Revised 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 July 2009.

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 Author Descriptions

 Christine C. Ferguson, JD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Health Policy of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the Director of the STOP Obesity Alliance. Her research focuses on obesity, health care reform, Medicaid, and state health policy.

 Sarah Kornblet, JD, MPH, is a recent graduate of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She currently serves as a Senior Research Assistant for the Department of Health Policy, focusing on obesity policy and international health.

 Anna Muldoon is a Research Assistant and MPH candidate at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, focusing on obesity policy, international health, and infectious disease.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00069-3

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.07.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 289-291 , September 2009

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