Body image perception in relation to recent weight changes and strategies for weight loss in a nationally representative sample in the European Union

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1 A, 1999, Pages 143-151

  McElhone, Sinead ^a   Kearney, John M ^a   Giachetti, Ismene ^b   Zunft, Hans Joachim Franz ^c   Martínez, J Alfredo ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body image perception; European Union; Sociodemographics; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032948234     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980099000191     Document Type: Article

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