Eating disorder inventory scores in Russia and Britain: A preliminary comparison

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-135

  O'Keefe, Paula ^a   Lovell, Deborah M ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Cross cultural; Eating disorder inventory; Russia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033001355     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0968(199905)7:2<129::aid-erv234>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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