Eating behaviour, Eating attitude and body mass index of dietetic students versus non-dietetic majors: A South African perspective

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 109-113

  Kassier, S M ^a   Veldman, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Dietetic students; Eating attitudes test 26; Eating behaviour; Eating disorders; Three factor eating questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICAN; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 84923601024     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2014.11734498     Document Type: Article

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