Body size preferences and sociocultural influences on attitudes towards obesity among Moroccan Sahraoui women

Body Image

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-400

  Rguibi, Mohamed ^a   Belahsen, Rekia ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Body size preference; Morocco; Obesity; Sahraoui ethnic group; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849187682     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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