Association between Body Mass Index and depression: the "fat and jolly" hypothesis for adolescents girls
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Results concerning the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and depression in adolescence are conflicting, some describing a linear association (increase in BMI with level of depression), some a U-shaped association (both underw...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/649 |