Eating attitudes among college students in Malaysia: An ethnic and gender comparison

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 190-196

  Edman, Jeanne L ^a   Yates, Alayne ^b  

^a Sacramento County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; EAT 26; Gender; Malaysia; Separation anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3142780607     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.567     Document Type: Article

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