Differences in psychological correlates of excess weight between adolescents and young adults in Canada

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-325

  Saloumi, C ^a   Plourde, H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body image; Body mass index; Body weight; Canada; Correlates; Obesity; Psycho social

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952563024     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548501003668711     Document Type: Article

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