Dietetics majors' weight-reduction beliefs, behaviors, and information sources

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 175-181

  McArthur, Laura H ^a   Howard, Alan B ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietetics majors; Self esteem; Survey; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIETETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035234663     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480109596300     Document Type: Article

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