Body image, body dissatisfaction and weight status in south asian children: a cross-sectional study
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Body image, body dissatisfaction and weight status in south asian children: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is a continuing problem in the UK and South Asian children represent a group that are particularly vulnerable to its health consequences. The relationship between body dissatisfaction and obesity is well documented in older children and adults, but is less clear in young children, particularly South Asians. A better understanding of this relationship in young South ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-21