Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 78-82 , January 2003

Reading magazine articles about dieting and associated weight control behaviors among adolescents

  • Jennifer Utter, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis MN 55454, USA.
    • ,
  • Melanie Wall, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • Mary Story, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

,Accepted 30 May 2002.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 78-82 , January 2003

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