Cultural and historical aspects of eating disorders

Theoretical Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-420

  Bemporad, Jules R ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Culture and psychopathology; Eating disorders; History of disease

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEEDING DISORDER; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0030727253     PISSN: 01679902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005721808534     Document Type: Review

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