A comparison of body-image perception, health outlook and eating behavior in mildly obese versus moderately-to-severely obese adolescents

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-435

  In Iw, Supinya ^a   Manaboriboon, Boonying ^a   Chomchai, Chulathida ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescent obesity; Body image; Eating behavior; Health outlook; Social attitude

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; THAILAND; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND;

EID: 77951928219     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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