A controlled intervention to promote a healthy body image, reduce eating disorder risk and prevent excessive exercise among trainee health education and physical education teachers

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 841-852

  Yager, Zali ^a   O'Dea, Jennifer ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; COHORT STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956574349     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq036     Document Type: Article

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