Adolescent Weight Management and Perceptions: An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Journal of School Health

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 148-152

  Kilpatrick, Marcus ^a   Ohannessian, Christine ^b   Bartholomew, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033109138     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1999.tb04173.x     Document Type: Article

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