Body image, health, and modernity: Women's perspectives and experiences in the United Arab Emirates

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Trainer, Sarah S ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

body image; development; nutrition transition; obesity overweight; underweight; United Arab Emirates; women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953866776     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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