Health implications of body size perception and weight tolerance in older adults

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 425-434

  Knight, Tess ^a   Illingworth, Kaye ^a   Ricciardelli, Lina ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Obesity; Older adults; Weight tolerance; Weight related illness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 62749115276     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309102198     Document Type: Article

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