Gender and Race/Ethnic Differences in Inaccurate Weight Perceptions Among U.S. Adolescents

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-299

  Martin, Molly A ^a   Frisco, Michelle L ^a   May, Ashleigh L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69549108209     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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