"But I am fat": The experiences of weight dissatisfaction in Indian adolescent girls and young women

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-549

  Dhillon, Megha ^a   Dhawan, Priti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; PERCEPTION; URBAN SOCIETY; WEIGHT; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 80052542480     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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