Alexithymia, type A behaviour and bulimia nervosa

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 286-292

  Sureda, Bárbara ^b   Valdés, Manuel ^a   Jódar, Inmaculada ^b   De Pablo, Joan ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Bulimia nervosa; Type A behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0032879610     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199908)7:4<286::AID-ERV272>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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