The epidemiology and classification of bulimia nervosa

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 599-610

  Sullivan, P F ^a,b   Bulik, C M ^a   Kendler, K S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; PREVALENCE; TWINS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031799083     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006576     Document Type: Article

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