The stigmatization of obesity in children. A survey in Greek elementary schools

Appetite

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Koroni, Maria ^a   Garagouni Areou, Fotini ^a   Roussi Vergou, Christina J ^a   Zafiropoulou, Maria ^a   Piperakis, Stylianos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Primary education; Weight stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO FACE DEFECT; ATTITUDE TO OBESITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FACE DEFORMITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 56449114433     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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