Body image in obese patients before and after stable weight reduction following bariatric surgery

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-281

  Adami, Gian Franco ^a   Meneghelli, Anna ^b   Bressani, Annalisa ^a   Scopinaro, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ASIPSE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body image; Obesity; Obesity psychology; Obesity surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033013505     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(98)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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