An ethnographic investigation of lifestyle change, living for the moment, and obesity emergence in Nauru
<p>The Republic of Nauru, a small Pacific island nation, has one of the highest obesity rates in the world. Obesity emerged rapidly in Nauru during the 1970s, a period characterised by political independence and unprecedented economic growth resulting from lucrative phosphate mining. In the mi...
Main Author: | McLennan, A |
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Other Authors: | Ulijaszek, S |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2013
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