Lack of seasonal variation in eating attitudes and behaviours among female college students

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Munn, Melissa A ^a   Stavro, Gillian M ^a   Klump, Kelly L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Season of birth; Temperature at conception; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18444393426     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.629     Document Type: Article

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