Prevalence and correlates of self-induced vomiting as weight-control strategy among adolescents in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 11-20

  Liou, Yiing Mei ^a   Hsu, Ya Wen ^b   Ho, Jow Fei ^c   Lin, Che Hung ^d   Hsu, Wen Yen ^e   Liou, Tsan Hon ^b,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry of Education   (Taiwan)

^d Ministry of Education   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Diet; Nurses; Nursing; Purging; Screen time; Sleep; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

EID: 83355169641     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03739.x     Document Type: Article

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