Effect of body mass index on physical self concept, cognition & academic performance of first year medical students

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 138, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages 515-522

  Agarwal, Shivani ^a   Bhalla, Payal ^a   Kaur, Simran ^a   Babbar, Rashmi ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Body mass index; Cognition; PSDQ S

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; INDIA; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84887385155     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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