Weight concern, dieting and eating behaviors. A survey of Israeli high school girls

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-305

  Latzer, Yael ^a   Tzischinsky, Orna ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disordered eating behavior; Eating attitudes; Females; Israel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0348230693     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2003.15.4.295     Document Type: Article

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