Weight control attempts in underweight korean adults: Korea national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007-2010

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 393-402

  Choi, O Jin Ee ^a   Cho, Young Gyu ^a   Kang, Jae Heon ^a   Park, Hyun Ah ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woo ^a   Hur, Yang Im ^a   Yim, Hyun Ji ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body image; Body weight; Social class; Underweight; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891506762     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.6.393     Document Type: Article

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