Is there a specific trauma precipitating anorexia nervosa?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 523-530

  Schmidt, U ^a,b   Tiller, J ^a   Blanchard, M ^a   Andrews, B ^a   Treasure, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Pace Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0030962979     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004369     Document Type: Article

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