Disordered weight control behaviors in early adolescent boys and girls of color: An under-recognized factor in the epidemic of childhood overweight

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-112

  Austin, S Bryn ^a,b   Spadano Gasbarro, Jennifer ^b   Greaney, Mary L ^c   Richmond, Tracy K ^a   Feldman, Henry A ^a   Osganian, Stavroula K ^a   Hunt, Anne T ^d   Mezgebu, Solomon ^e   Peterson, Karen E ^b,f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Hunt Consulting Associates   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Disparities; Eating disorders; Overweight

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOMITING; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DIURETICS; EATING DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 78650689040     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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