Fear of fatness and adolescent girls: Implications for obesity prevention

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1999, 1997, Pages 305-317

  Flynn, Mary A T ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 0031086136     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/pns19970034     Document Type: Article

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