Weight satisfaction of Nigerian women in Nigeria and Britain: Inter-generational and cross-cultural influences

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 84-94

  Toriola, Abel L ^a   Dolan, Bridget M ^b   Evans, Chris ^b   Adetimole, Olawafunhé ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029950573     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199606)4:2<84::AID-ERV148>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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