Prevalence of dieting, overweight, body image satisfaction and associated psychological problems in adolescent boys

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 295-304

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a   Kamal, Abdulaziz ^b   Tewfik, Ihab ^c   Sabuncuoglu, Osman ^d  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Boys; Diet; Obesity; Qatar; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749074315     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650610703144     Document Type: Article

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