Disordered eating among preadolescent boys and girls: The relationship with child and maternal variables

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-285

  Gonçalves, Sónia ^a   Silva, Margarida ^a   Rui Gomes, A ^a   Machado, Paulo P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body dissatisfaction; Eating behavior; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREPUBERTY; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84860211113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4040273     Document Type: Article

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