Editorial commentary: Developing culturally appropriate weight-control strategies

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 358-359

  Willows, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; LAXATIVE;

ABORIGINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY BUILD; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; VOMITING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 28844504302     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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