An evaluation of a prevention program for disordered eating in adolescent girls: Examining responses of high- and low-risk girls

Eating Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-156

  Weiss, Karen ^a   Wertheim, Eleanor H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 17344374270     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260590918946     Document Type: Article

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