Gender differences in eating behavior and social self concept among Malaysian University students

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-98

  Lin, Khor Geok ^a   Cobiac, Lynne ^b   Skrzypiec, Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 19944420638     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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