Beliefs about the causes of weight change in the Australian population

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1512-1516

  Jackson, M ^a   Ball, K ^a   Crawford, D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Gender; Perceptions; Weight gain; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PERCEPTION; SELF DISCLOSURE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034775063     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801728     Document Type: Article

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