Perception of body size among Mexican teachers and parents

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 560-564

  Jimenez Cruz A ^a   Bacardi Gascon M ^a   Castellon Zaragoza A ^a   Garcia Gallardo J L ^a   Hovell, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size perception; Discrimination; Mexican teachers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

EID: 35549006452     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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