The branched eating disorders test: Validity in a nonclinical population

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Selzer, Rob ^a,b   Hamill, Cheryl ^b,c   Bowes, Glenn ^b   Patton, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MICROCOMPUTERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0029956977     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199607)20:1<57::AID-EAT7>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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