Stigmatization of obese children and adolescents, the importance of gender

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 522-534

  Tang Peronard J L ^a   Heitmann, B L ^a  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender; Overweight; Psychological consequences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BOY; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER; GIRL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMATIZATION; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 54049136870     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Review

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