Battling body image: Confessions of a health educator

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-426

  Rasberry, Catherine N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; College health; Intervention

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNIVERSITY;

BODY IMAGE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 41149115090     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.44.423-426     Document Type: Review

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