Pregnancy and early parenthood: Factors in the development of anorexia nervosa?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-226

  Benton Hardy, Lisa Renee ^a   Lock, James ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Child Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Developmental pressures; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031817696     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199809)24:2<223::aid-eat12>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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