The relevance of the side-view in body image scales for public health: an example from two African populations

BACKGROUND: Body size scales are a common method for diagnosing body image disturbances and assessing the cultural valorisation of stoutness, a phenomenon that plays a role in the development of overweight, especially among African populations. Traditionally, body size scales present a front view. I...

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Autores principales: Cohen, Emmanuel, Ndao, Amadou, Boëtsch, Gilles, Gueye, Lamine, Pasquet, Patrick, Holdsworth, Michelle, Courtiol, Alexandre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26603149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2511-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26603149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2511-x

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