Prevalence and risk factors for eating disorders in Indian adolescent females

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-157

  Upadhyah, Amit ^a   Misra, Rajesh ^a   Parchwani, Deepak ^b   Maheria, Pankaj ^c  

^a SUBHARTI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^c GMERS Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Eating attitude test; Eating disorder; Psychological risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING ATTITUDE TEST; EATING DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84950170761     PISSN: 23204672     EISSN: 22313206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2014.4.041220131     Document Type: Article

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