How accurate are americans perceptions of their own weight?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 795-812

  Squiers, Linda ^a   Renaud, Jeanette ^a   McCormack, Lauren ^a   Tzeng, Janice ^a   Bann, Carla ^a   Williams, Pam ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903558439     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.864727     Document Type: Article

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