Weight concerns among elementary school children: A review of prevention programs

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-243

  Holt, Kate E ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Children; Preadolescents; Prevention; Programs; Weight and muscle concerns

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOTYPE;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 47849116977     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2008.02.002     Document Type: Review

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