Different Shapes in Different Cultures: Body Dissatisfaction, Overweight, and Obesity in African-American and Caucasian Females

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Padgett, Justina ^a   Biro, Frank M ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Cross cultural aesthetic preferences; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0346493034     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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