Association between weight perception and socioeconomic status among adults in the Seychelles

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Alwan, Heba ^a   Viswanathan, Bharathi ^b   Williams, Julita ^b   Paccaud, Fred ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health and Social Development   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEYCHELLES; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEYCHELLES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77955283319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-467     Document Type: Article

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