Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Puhl, Rebecca M ^a   Masheb, R M ^b   White, M A ^b   Grilo, C M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Binge eating; Obesity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM; STIGMA; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 78650705944     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6797     Document Type: Article

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