Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 350-359 , November 2004

Are family meal patterns associated with disordered eating behaviors among adolescents?

  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (D.N.-S., M.S., J.A.F.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, 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 Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (M.W.)
    • ,
  • Mary Story, Ph.D., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (D.N.-S., M.S., J.A.F.)
    • ,
  • Jayne A. Fulkerson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (D.N.-S., M.S., J.A.F.)

,Accepted 21 January 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00050-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.01.004

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 350-359 , November 2004

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