Fighting fat: How do fat stereotypes influence beliefs about physical education?

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Greenleaf, Christy ^a   Martin, Scott B ^a   Rhea, Debbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349147306     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.454     Document Type: Article

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