School prevention program for eating disorders in Croatia: A controlled study with six months of follow-up

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Pokrajac Bulian, Alessandra ^a   Zivcic Becirevic I ^a   Calugi, S ^b   Dalle Grave, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b Villa Garda Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dieting; Early adolescence; Eating disorder symptoms; School prevention program; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF ESTEEM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROATIA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33847170669     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327568     Document Type: Article

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