Perception of overweight and obesity among Portuguese adolescents: An overview of associated factors

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-328

  Fonseca, Helena ^a   De Matos, Margarida Gaspar ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body image; Obesity; Overweight; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL;

EID: 25844480878     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki071     Document Type: Article

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