Social influence and obesity

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 467-471

  Hammond, Ross A ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity; social capital; social influence; social networks; social norms; social stress

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; BODY IMAGE; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; OBESITY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956266305     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32833d4687     Document Type: Review

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