Self-perceptions of body size in women at an inner-city family-planning clinic

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Potti, Sushma ^a   Milli, Marina ^a   Jeronis, Stacey ^a   Gaughan, John P ^a   Rose, Marisa ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; body size; obesity; self perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 64249167988     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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