7th to 9th grade obese adolescents' perceptions about obesity in tamaulipas, Mexico Percepciones de la obesidad de adolescentes obesos estudiantes del 7º al 9º grado residentes en Tamaulipas, México Percepções da obesidade de adolescentes obesos, estudantes do 7º ao 9º grau residentes em Tamaulipas, México

• Main Authors: Ma. de la Luz Martínez-Aguilar (Author), Yolanda Flores-Peña (Author), Ma. de las Mercedes Rizo-Baeza (Author), Rosa Ma. Aguilar-Hernández (Author), Laura Vázquez-Galindo (Author), Gustavo Gutiérres-Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective was to explore obese adolescents' perceptions about obesity among students in the seventh to ninth grade of a public school in Tamaulipas, Mexico. This is a qualitative study. Participants were 24 adolescents with a body mass index equal to or greater than the 95th percentile. Sem...