Mothers with anorexia nervosa who underfeed their children: Their recognition and management

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-108

  Russell, G F M ^a,b   Treasure, J ^a   Eisler, I ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Southgate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; RATING SCALE; SUBFERTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; TERMINOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031973498     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179700603X     Document Type: Article

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