Older women's perceptions of ideal body weights: The tensions between health and appearance motivations for weight loss

Ageing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 751-773

  Clarke, Laura Hurd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Appearance; Body; Health; Weight; Women

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION;

EID: 0036866144     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02008905     Document Type: Article

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