Detecting and treating bulimia nervosa: how involved are family physicians?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 241-248

  Bürsten, Marian Stager ^a  

^a MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BULIMIA; DATA COLLECTION; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030180346     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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