Lay definitions of ideal weight and overweight

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 738-745

  Crawford, D ^a   Campbell, K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Gender differences; Lay beliefs; Weight perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033062261     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800922     Document Type: Article

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