Psychological considerations in pediatric weight management

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1537-1538

  Tershakovec, Andrew M ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NOTE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 16644401628     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.192     Document Type: Note

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