Far from ideal: Weight perception, weight control, and associated risky behaviour of adolescent girls in Nova Scotia

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 678-684

  Cook, Sarah Jane ^a,c   MacPherson, Kathleen ^b   Langille, Donald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 34247478139     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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