High-and persistent-body-weight misperception levels in overweight and obese Swiss adults, 1997-2007

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1549-1550

  Marques Vidal, P ^a   Melich Cerveira, J ^a,b   Marcelino, G ^a,b   Paccaud, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 84856480737     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.285     Document Type: Letter

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