Body shape perceptions of aboriginal and non-aboriginal girls and women in Southern Manitoba, Canada

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-379

  Marchessault, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal females; Body shape; Dieting; Eating Attitudes Test; First Nations; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 28844487931     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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