Body uneasiness in overweight and obese Italian women seeking weight-loss treatment

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-325

  Cena, H ^a   Toselli, A ^a   Tedeschi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BITE; Body image; Body uneasiness test; Eating disorders; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 2142750922     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325034     Document Type: Article

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