Implications of excess weight on mental wellbeing

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-374

  Morris, Jodie ^a   Koehn, Stefan ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a   Dwyer, Trudy ^a   Moxham, Lorna ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; body mass index; mental health; obesity; physical health; SF 12.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUEENSLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956323701     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09708     Document Type: Article

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