Body mass index and weight preception of adolescents in selected private and public schools in Metro Manila Philippines
Background, significance, rationale:The body mass index (BMI) is an objective method to assess adolescent?s growth and health whereas weight perception (WP) is a subjective perceptual component of the body image which influences health behaviors and outcome. It is important to determine the relation...
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Thesis-(Master of Science in Clinical Medicine (Child Health))--University of the Philippines Manila.
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