Disordered eating in Jewish adolescent girls

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 601-608

  Pinhas, Leora ^a   Heinmaa, Margus ^a   Bryden, Pier ^a   Bradley, Susan ^a   Toner, Brenda ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eating attitudes; Eating disorder; Jewish; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 54249166664     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300907     Document Type: Article

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