An outbreak of body weight dissatisfaction associated with self-perceived BMI and dieting among female pharmacy students

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 679-692

  Jaworowska, Agnieszka ^a   Bazylak, Grzegorz ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Body weight control; Eating behaviors; Nutritional status; Obesity; Weight loss; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHARMACY STUDENT; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749102967     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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