Perceptions of obesity across the lifespan

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Hebl, Michelle R ^a   Ruggs, Enrica N ^a   Singletary, Sarah L ^a   Beal, Daniel J ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349140731     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.458     Document Type: Article

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