How much does overweight impact the adolescent developmental process?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Fonseca, H ^a   Matos, M G ^b   Guerra, A ^c   Gomes Pedro, J ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^d Lisbon Medical School   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body image; Development; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PORTUGAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 78650166019     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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