A cross-sectional study on prevalence of eating disorder and body image disturbance among female undergraduate medical students

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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Main Authors: Siva Ilango Thangaraju, R Karpagalakshmi, S Arumuganathan, S Usaid, S Sumithra Devi, V Sethumadhavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour
Subjects:
body image disturbance
body mass index
eating disorder
Online Access:http://www.jmhhb.org/article.asp?issn=0971-8990;year=2020;volume=25;issue=1;spage=53;epage=56;aulast=Thangaraju

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