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Weight underestimation and body size dissatisfaction among black African adults with obesity: Implications for health promotion
BACKGROUND: Body image perception has an impact on modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, lifestyle and psychological health in many populations. AIM: To assess weight discordance (underestimating own weight) and body size dissatisfaction (perceiving body size as either ‘too small’ or ‘too la...
Autores principales: | Okop, Kufre J., Levitt, Naomi, Puoane, Thandi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6852259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31714115 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.2022 |
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