Self-esteem and change in body mass index over 3 years in a cohort of adolescents

Obesity Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-33

  French, Simone A ^a   Perry, Cheryl L ^a   Leon, Gloria R ^b   Fulkerson, Jayne A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Obesity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0029692110     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1996.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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