Mistakes were made: Misperception as a barrier to reducing overweight

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 856-861

  Kuchler, F ^a   Variyam, J N ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Health information programs; Weight perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAMPLE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0038004962     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802293     Document Type: Article

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