Dieting and disordered eating in German high school athletes and non-athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 731-739

  Rosendahl, J ^a,b   Bormann, B ^a   Aschenbrenner, K ^a,c,d   Aschenbrenner, F ^a,e   Strauss, B ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b GutsMuths Sportgymnasium   (Germany)

^c JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; DIET FADS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349650323     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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