Do overweight adolescents perceive the need to reduce weight and take healthy actions?

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-277

  Chen, Mei Yen ^a   Fan, Jun Yu ^a   Jane, Sui Whi ^a   Wu, Jen Yu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Overweight adolescent; Perception of body size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; TAIWAN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77449085526     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181c00358     Document Type: Article

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