Body weight perception and body weight control behaviors in adolescents
Objective: To investigate the association between the perception of body weight (as above or below the desired) and behaviors for body weight control in adolescents. Methods: This was a cross‐sectional study that included 1051 adolescents (aged 15–19 years) who were high school students attending pu...
Main Authors: | Robson Frank, Gaia S. Claumann, Érico P.G. Felden, Diego A.S. Silva, Andreia Pelegrini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Brazilian Society of Pediatrics
2018-01-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617301064 |
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