Weight-related concerns and weight-control behaviors among overweight adolescents in Delhi, India: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Stigler, Melissa H ^a   Arora, Monika ^b,c   Dhavan, Poonam ^a   Shrivastav, Radhika ^b   Reddy, K S ^c   Perry, Cheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth HRIDAY   (India)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT; WEIGHT CONTROL; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; SELF CARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79551626308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-9     Document Type: Article

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