Obesity and body size preferences of jordanian women

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-98

  Madanat, Hala ^a   Hawks, Steven R ^b   Angeles, Heidi N ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; desired body size; Jordan; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79751518393     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110376351     Document Type: Article

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