Full-syndrome, partial-syndrome and subclinical eating disorders: An epidemiological study of female students in Southern Italy

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-115

  Cotrufo, P ^a,b   Barretta, V ^a   Monteleone, P ^a   Maj, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b I Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Partial syndromes; Subclinical syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

EID: 0031824731     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10051.x     Document Type: Article

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