Mental Health and Obesity: A Meta-Analysis

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-308

  Magallares, Alejandro ^a   Pais Ribeiro, Jose Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

"Jolly Fat" hypothesis; Mental health; Obesity; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899940205     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-013-9226-x     Document Type: Review

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