Dieting and the development of eating disorders among Iranian women: Comparing the risk between Tehran and the Netherlands

Food, Culture and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-60

  Mashhadi, Assieh Ghahvechi ^a   Noordenbos, Greta ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Dieting; Eating disorders; Iran

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857077754     PISSN: 15528014     EISSN: 17517443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175174412X13190510221913     Document Type: Article

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