Body image and physical activity among overweight and obese girls in Taiwan

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-243

  Chen, Li Jung ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^b   Haase, Anne M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; DATA INTERPRETATION; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77952668525     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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