University students views of obesity and weight management strategies

Health Education Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-199

  Okonkwo, Ononuju ^a   While, Alison ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obesity; Survey; University students; Views; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 77952278673     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910363147     Document Type: Article

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