Self-starvation through the ages: Reflections on the pre-history of anorexia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-237

  Bemporad, Jules R ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EATING; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STARVATION;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0029870360     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199604)19:3<217::AID-EAT1>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Review

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