Like mother, like daughter: do perceptions run in the family?
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): Z.Mchiza, J.Goedecke, E.Lambert
KEYWORDS: ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND NUTRITION, HEALTH, IMAGE, OBESITY
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/september-2011/mother-daughter
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7014
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3613
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3613
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Abstract
The effects of family environment and ethnicity on body image should be considered when designing health interventions to prevent the development of obesity, suggest the findings of a study by ZANDILE MCHIZA, JULIA GOEDECKE and ESTELLE LAMBERT.-
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