Primary prevention of disordered eating among preadolescent girls: Feasibility and short-term effect of a community-based intervention

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1466-1473

  Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a   Sherwood, Nancy E ^a   Coller, Tanya ^a   Hannan, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MASS MEDIUM; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034575927     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(00)00410-7     Document Type: Article

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