Relationship between body mass index and self-perception among university students

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 497-504

  Kakeshita, Idalina Shiraishi ^a   Almeida, Sebastião de Sousa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Body contitution; Body image; Body mass index; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 33847709465     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102006000300019     Document Type: Article

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