The emotional impact of obesity on children

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 136-141

  Cornette, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Emotional impact; Obesity; Overweight; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51749117377     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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