Mothers, daughters and dieting: Investigating the transmission of weight control

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-13

  Hill, Andrew J ^a   Franklin, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORALITY; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031909364     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01275.x     Document Type: Article

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