Weight misperception and psychosocial health in normal weight Chinese adolescents

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2 -2, 2011, Pages

  Lo, Wing Sze ^a   Ho, Sai Yin ^a   Mak, Kwok Kei ^a   Lai, Hak Kan ^a   Lai, Yuen Kwan ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body image; Chinese; Psychosocial health problems; Weight misperception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; NIGHTMARE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79959978943     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.514342     Document Type: Article

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