Self-Weighing among Adolescents: Associations with Body Mass Index, Body Satisfaction, Weight Control Behaviors, and Binge Eating
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Associations between body mass index, weight control concerns and behaviors, and eating disorder symptoms among non-clinical Chinese adolescents
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2212-2672
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.036