Reports of dieting among children: Effects of interview style and approach to information collection

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-40

  Huon, Gail F ^a   Godden, Vanessa M ^a   Brown, Laurence B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031051980     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01228.x     Document Type: Article

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