Weight concerns and dieting behaviors among high school girls in Israel

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 53-59

  Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a   Palti, Hava ^a   Butler, Ruth ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Body dissatisfaction; Dieting behaviors; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISRAEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET, REDUCING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0028798155     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-139X(94)00046-H     Document Type: Article

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