The incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in primary care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 455-460

  Hoek, Hans W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0025905352     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700020560     Document Type: Article

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