Time since menarche, weight gain and body image awareness among adolescent girls: Onset of eating disorders?

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Abraham, Suzanne ^a   Boyd, Catherine ^a   Lal, Maala ^a   Luscombe, Georgina ^a   Taylor, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa; Body image; Body weight; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Growth and development; Menarche

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 67651156052     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820902950553     Document Type: Article

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