Eating-disordered behavior in males: The impact of adverse childhood experiences

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Kinzl, Johann F ^a,b   Mangweth, Barbara ^a   Traweger, Christian M ^a   Biebl, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eating disorder; Males; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEEDING DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD ABUSE; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030877251     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199709)22:2<131::AID-EAT3>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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