Overweight and obesity: Social consequences, attitudes, self-esteem and quality of life, with a focus on children and teenagers;Overvægt og fedme: Sociale følger, holdninger, selvværd og livskvalitet med fokus på børn og unge

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1145-1148

  Niclasen, Birgit Vollmer Larsen ^a,b  

^a Lægeklinikken ^*  (Greenland)

^b Lægeklinikken   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYABILITY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALARY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 15544365150     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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