Black-white differences in body size perceptions and weight management practices among adolescent females

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Neff, Linda J ^a   Sargent, Roger G ^a   Mckeown, Robert E ^a   Jackson, Kirby L ^a   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; Female; Overweight; Race; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030987927     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00273-X     Document Type: Article

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