Dieting behavior among 11-15-year-old girls in Merseyside and the Northwest of England

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-67

  Roberts, Susan J ^a   McGuiness, Peter J ^a   Bilton, Rod F ^a   Maxwell, Sheila M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health education; Parents; Social class; United Kingdom; Weight reducing diets

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0033018757     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00129-3     Document Type: Article

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