Self-weighing among adolescents: Associations with body mass index, body satisfaction, weight control behaviors, and binge eating

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-103

  Friend, Sarah ^a   Bauer, Katherine W ^b   Madden, Tracy C ^b,c   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Emily Program   (United States)

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EID: 84858620201     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.036     Document Type: Article

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