Sex differences in the relationship of body fat distribution with psychosocial variables

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Hoffman, Jennifer M ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Psychological functioning; Psychosocial variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WOMEN;

EID: 0030751888     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<139::AID-EAT4>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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