Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 292-299, September 2009

Gender and Race/Ethnic Differences in Inaccurate Weight Perceptions Among U.S. Adolescents

  • Molly A. Martin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology and Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Molly A. Martin, Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University, 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-5508; Fax: 814-863-7216.
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  • Michelle L. Frisco, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology and Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Ashleigh L. May, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 6 January 2009; received in revised form 3 April 2009; accepted 28 May 2009.

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 Funding for this research was provided by NICHD grant R01-HD050144 (PI: G.D. Sandefur). The opinions expressed and analyses conducted herein have been developed by the authors, independent of the granting agency.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00055-3

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2009.05.003

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 292-299, September 2009

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