Weight goals in a college-age population

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 274-278

  Anderson, Drew A ^a   Lundgren, Jennifer D ^a   Shapiro, Jennifer R ^a   Paulosky, Caroline A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Goals; Weight loss; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0042229361     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.41     Document Type: Article

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