Psychological manifestations of obesity

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 477-479

  Lee, Lena ^a   Shapiro, Colin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 1042289489     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00044-8     Document Type: Editorial

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