Prevalence and correlates of dieting in college women: A cross sectional study

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 405-411

  Fayet, Flavia ^a   Petocz, Peter ^b   Samman, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; College women; Dieting; Eating behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DISINHIBITION; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RESTRAINT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84866088498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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