Negative peer perceptions of obese children in the classroom environment

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 755-762

  Zeller, Meg H ^a,b   Reiter Purtill, Jennifer ^a   Ramey, Christina ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORTS;

EID: 41549140650     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.4     Document Type: Article

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