Children's perceptions of peer influence on eating concerns

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-39

  Oliver, Krista K ^a   Thelen, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029968844     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(96)80033-5     Document Type: Article

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