Prevalence of three bulimia syndromes in the general population

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 671-680

  Bushnell, John A ^a   Wells, J Elisabeth ^a   Hornblow, Andrew R ^a   Oakley Browne, Mark A ^a   Joyce, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNDROME;

EID: 0025036521     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700017190     Document Type: Article

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