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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

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2-1-2012

The Theory of Compromised Eating Behavior
Ellen Frances Furman
University of Massachusetts - Amherst, ellen@furman.com

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THE THEORY OF COMPROMISED EATING BEHAVIOR

A Dissertation Presented by Ellen F. Furman

Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy February 2012 School of Nursing

© Copyright by Ellen F. Furman 2012 All Rights Reserved

The Theory of Compromised Eating Behavior

A Dissertation Presented by Ellen F. Furman

Approved as to style and content by:

_____________________________________________ Cynthia Jacelon, Chair

______________________________________________ Donna Zucker, Member

_____________________________________________ Nancy L. Cohen, Member

_______________________________________________ Stephen J. Cavanagh, Dean School of Nursing

DEDICATION

To my grandmother, Dorothy B. Gustafson.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank the nursing faculty of the University of Massachusetts School of Nursing especially Micheline Asselin and Donna Zucker for teaching me that every nurse has the ability to be a pioneer and the responsibility to be a crusader. I would like to thank Jeanne Kayser-Jones for

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