Weight and health status of inner city African American children: Perceptions of children and their parents

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-293

  Skelton, Joseph A ^a   Busey, Sharon L ^a   Havens, Peter L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black; Inner city; Obesity; Overweight; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746875264     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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