Life events and the onset of bulimia nervosa: A controlled study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 515-522

  Welch, S L ^a,b   Doll, H A ^a   Fairburn, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULIMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0030927571     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004370     Document Type: Article

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