School-based prevention programs for eating disorders: Achievements and opportunities

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 579-593

  Dalle Grave, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a Assoc Italiana Disturbi dell'A   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Villa Garda ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF HELP; SKILL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; STUDENT; TEACHER; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0141538253     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311090-00006     Document Type: Review

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