Disordered eating related behaviors among Arab schoolgirls in Israel: An epidemiological study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Latzer, Yael ^a,b   Tzischinsky, Orna ^c   Azaiza, Faisal ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Emek Yezreel College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Arabs in Israel; Disordered eating behavior; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHRISTIAN; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSLEM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 33947516711     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20348     Document Type: Article

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