Overestimation of own body weights in female university students: Associations with lifestyles, weight control behaviors and depression

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 499-506

  Kim, Miso ^a   Lee, Hongmie ^a  

^a Daejin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

College students; Depression; Misperception; Overweight; Weight control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953288498     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.6.499     Document Type: Article

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