Abnormal eating attitudes and weight-loss behaviour of adolescent girls attending a “traditional” Jewish high school in Johannesburg, South Africa

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 208-216

  Visser, Janicke ^a   Notelovitz, T ^b   Szabo, C P ^c   Fredericks, N ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating attitudes; High school; Jewish; Johannesburg; Weight loss behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84920001859     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2014.11734511     Document Type: Article

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