Body dissatisfaction among Chinese undergraduates and its implications for eating disorders in Hong Kong

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Lee, Sing ^a,b   Leung, Tony ^a   Lee, Antoinette M ^a   Yu, Hong ^a   Leung, C M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHINESE; DIET; ESTHETICS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0029947836     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199607)20:1<77::AID-EAT9>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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