Analysis of the relationship between eating attitudes and body shape in female students

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1994-1997

  Alipoor, Sirus ^a   Moazami Goodarzi, Ali ^a   Zarra Nezhad, Maryam ^b   Zaheri, Lale ^c  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body shape; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorder not otherwise specified; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY SHAPES; BULIMIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE STUDENTS; FIELD WORKS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RANDOM SAMPLING;

DISEASES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67649452342     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.1994.1997     Document Type: Article

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