Childhood sexual abuse and bulimic behavior in a nationally representative sample

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 8 I, 1996, Pages 1082-1086

  Wonderlich, Stephen A ^a,c   Wilsnack, Richard W ^a   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^a   Harris, T Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 0029764594     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.8_pt_1.1082     Document Type: Article

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