Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Sutin, Angelina R ^a   Terracciano, Antonio ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880796425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070048     Document Type: Article

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