Understanding overweight adolescents' beliefs using the theory of planned behaviour

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 562-570

  Rhoades, Debra R ^a   Al Oballi Kridli, Suha ^b   Penprase, Barbara ^b  

^a Northstar Health Care System   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviour; Beliefs; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 82055172234     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01971.x     Document Type: Article

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