Ethnicity, body image perception and weight-related behaviour among adolescent females attending secondary school in Trinidad

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 388-393

  Ramberan, K ^a   Austin, M ^a   Nichols, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VOMITING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 34249700089     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442006000600004     Document Type: Article

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