Controlled family study of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: Evidence of shared liability and transmission of partial syndromes

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 393-401

  Strober, Michael ^a   Freeman, Roberta ^b   Lampert, Carlyn ^b   Diamond, Jane ^b   Kaye, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; CALIFORNIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034017433     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.3.393     Document Type: Article

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