A comparison study of United States and African students on perceptions of obesity and thinness

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-113

  Cogan, Jeanine C ^a   Bhalla, Satish K ^b,c   Sefa Dedeh, Araba ^d   Rothblum, Esther D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southeastern Univ of Hlth Sciences   (United States)

^d Southeastern Univ of Hlth Sciences ^*

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EID: 0030502546     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022196271007     Document Type: Review

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