Body image and perceived health in adolescence

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 342-350

  Meland, Eivind ^a   Haugland, Siren ^a   Breidablik, Hans Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Sula Community Health Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548416547     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl085     Document Type: Article

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