Perceived social support and abdominal fat distribution in adolescents and young adults: A structural equation analysis of prospective data

Appetite

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-35

  Ravaja, Niklas ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Viikari, Jorma ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032142831     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/appe.1997.0149     Document Type: Article

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