Psychosocial issues in obese children and adults

Obesity Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hill, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affluence; Body image; Fat; Obese; Obesity; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571512.003.0005     Document Type: Chapter

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