Misperception of weight status in the pacific: preliminary findings in rural and urban 11- to 16-year-olds of New Caledonia

BACKGROUND: Adolescent obesity is prevalent in Pacific region ethnic groups (European, Melanesian and Polynesian) living in both urban and rural areas. Although body perception is an important factor of weight gain or loss, little is known about the body self-perceptions of Pacific region adolescent...

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Autores principales: Frayon, Stéphane, Cherrier, Sophie, Cavaloc, Yolande, Wattelez, Guillaume, Touitou, Amandine, Zongo, Paul, Yacef, Kalina, Caillaud, Corinne, Lerrant, Yannick, Galy, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3982-0

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