Prevalence of eating disorders among Norwegian women and men in a psychiatric outpatient unit

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Taraldsen, Knut W ^a,b   Eriksen, Lasse ^a,c   Götestam, K Gunnar ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Furuset District Psychiatric Center   (Norway)

^c Sor Trondelag Psychiat Hospitals   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; FAMILY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BULIMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029813883     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199609)20:2<185::AID-EAT9>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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