Changes in obesity-related attitudes in women seeking weight reduction

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 740-747

  Crerand, Canice E ^a,b   Wadden, Thomas A ^a   Foster, Gary D ^a   Sarwer, David B ^a   Paster, Lauren M ^a   Berkowitz, Robert I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Dieting; Non dieting programs; Prejudice; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247349985     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.590     Document Type: Article

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