An epidemiological study of eating disorders in Iran

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-271

  Nobakht, Minoo ^a,c   Dezhkam, Mahmood ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating disorders; Epidemiology; Iran; Weight concerns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MASS SCREENING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0033847249     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-108X(200011)28:3<265::AID-EAT3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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