A cross-sectional study on prevalence of eating disorder and body image disturbance among female undergraduate medical students
Background: Eating disorders describe illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits and severe distress or concern about bodyweight or shape. Female college students have been reported to be more keen to have a thinner figure than their male counterparts in both Western and Asian setti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmhhb.org/article.asp?issn=0971-8990;year=2020;volume=25;issue=1;spage=53;epage=56;aulast=Thangaraju |