Primary prevention of eating disorders: Might it do more harm than good?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-172

  Carter, Jacqueline C ^a   Stewart, D Anne ^b   Dunn, Valerie J ^b   Fairburn, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary restraint; Eating disorders; Prevention program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0030854664     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<167::AID-EAT8>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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