Weight misperception and health risk behaviors among early adolescents

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 797-806

  Pasch, Keryn E ^a   Klein, Elizabeth G ^b   Laska, Melissa N ^c   Velazquez, Cayley E ^a   Moe, Stacey G ^c   Lytle, Leslie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Risk and protective factors; Substance use; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255195493     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.6.15     Document Type: Article

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