Body image, figure rating, and body mass index of girls enrolled in health, physical education, or athletics classes

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 473-482

  Sherblom, Patricia R ^a   Rust, Dawnella M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244250416     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.2.473-482     Document Type: Article

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