Weight, body image and bullying in 9-year-old children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Reulbach, Udo ^a,c   Ladewig, Emma L ^a   Nixon, Elizabeth ^b   O'Moore, Mona ^b   Williams, James ^d   O'Dowd, Tom ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

bullying; epidemiology; school age children; weight perception; weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; VICTIM;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THINNESS;

EID: 84876289747     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12159     Document Type: Article

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