The impact obesity on psychological well-being

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 421-440

  Wardle, Jane ^a   Cooke, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; Child; Depression; Obesity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 24644500799     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2005.04.006     Document Type: Review

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