Addressing weight-related issues in an elementary school: What do students, parents, and school staff recommend?

Eating Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-21

  Haines, Jess ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a   Thiel, Lynnell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b John A Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COUNSELING; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845396751     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260601044428     Document Type: Article

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