Disordered eating attitudes and behaviours in the high-school students of a rural Canadian community

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Jonat, L M ^a   Birmingham, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disordered eating attitudes; EAT 26; High school; Rural; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 20444434718     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325083     Document Type: Article

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