Body shape dissatisfaction and obesity among Taiwanese adolescents;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-460

  Chen, Li Jung ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^b   Haase, Anne M ^b  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Obesity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN; THINNESS; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 58949104711     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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