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STIGMATIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION OF OBESE PATIENTS BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS − A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE ISSUE

Martyna Szymańska
1
,
Mateusz Kapusta
1
,
Justyna Nowak
2

  1. Students’ Scientific Circle, Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  2. Department of Metabolic Diseases Prevention, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Health Prob Civil.
Online publish date: 2024/05/21
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