Determinants of body size perceptions and dieting behavior in a multiethnic group of hospital staff women

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 252-256

  Mossavar Rahmani, Yasmin ^a,b   Pelto, Gretel H ^b   Ferris, Ann M ^b   Allen, Lindsay H ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0029978166     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00076-4     Document Type: Article

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