Are overweight children unhappy? Body mass index, depressive symptoms, and overweight concerns in elementary school children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 931-935

  Erickson, Sarah J ^a   Robinson, Thomas N ^b   Farish Haydel, K ^c   Killen, Joel D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033816135     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.9.931     Document Type: Article

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