Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 192-194 , February 2007

Tall Women’s Satisfaction with their Height: General Population Data Challenge Assumptions behind Medical Interventions to Stunt Girls’ Growth

  • Janet Lever, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, California State University, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • David A. Frederick, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • FPR-UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development, Los Angeles, California
    • UCLA Center for Behavior, Evolution, and Culture, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. David A. Frederick, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563.
    • ,
  • Kelsey Laird, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Leila Sadeghi-Azar, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Received 30 June 2006 ,Accepted 5 September 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00333-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 192-194 , February 2007

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