Impact of information about obesity genomics on the stigmatization of overweight individuals: An experimental study

Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2367-2376

  Lippa, Natalie C ^a   Sanderson, Saskia C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; EATING HABIT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870294408     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2012.144     Document Type: Article

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