Are obese adolescent boys ignoring an important health risk?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-286

  Steen, Suzanne Nelson ^a,b   Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Foster, Gary D ^a   Andersen, Ross E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHILADELPHIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029805108     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199611)20:3<281::AID-EAT7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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