Emic perspectives of body weight in overweight and obese white women with limited income

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 282-289

  Parker, Stephany ^a   Keim, Kathryn S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Limited income; Obesity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 12444301369     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60396-5     Document Type: Article

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