Self-perception of body weight among high school students in Taipei, Taiwan

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-136

  Page, Randy M ^a,b,c   Lee, Ching Mei ^a,b,c   Miao, Nae Fang ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Public health; Self perception; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 21044437357     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2005.17.2.123     Document Type: Article

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