Tall Women's Satisfaction with their Height: General Population Data Challenge Assumptions behind Medical Interventions to Stunt Girls' Growth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-194

  Lever, Janet ^a   Frederick, David A ^b   Laird, Kelsey ^b   Sadeghi Azar, Leila ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Estrogen; Growth suppression; Height; Men; Stature; Tall; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN;

EID: 33846455872     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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