Eating attitudes across age and gender groups: A Canadian study

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-23

  Johnson, C S ^a,b   Bedford, J ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Canada; EAT 26; Eating attitudes; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; EATING DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 4344601567     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325040     Document Type: Article

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