Body image perception and attempts to change weight among female medical students at Mangalore

<b>Background:</b> Assessing body image self-perception has used BMI as an indicator of nutritional status. The visual analogue scale is a highly effective instrument for assessing people&#x2032;s level of dissatisfaction with their body weight while evaluating the perceptual compone...

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Main Authors: Priya D, Prasanna K, Sucharitha S, Vaz Nafisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2010;volume=35;issue=2;spage=316;epage=320;aulast=Priya