Relation of peer and media influences to the development of purging behaviors among preadolescent and adolescent girls

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1184-1189

  Field, Alison E ^a,e   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a,b   Taylor, C Barr ^c   Berkey, Catherine S ^a,d   Colditz, Graham A ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOMITING;

EID: 0032710782     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.11.1184     Document Type: Article

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