Changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI) in teenage girls prior to the onset and diagnosis of an eating disorder

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 677-681

  Swenne, I ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body image; Body weight; Eating disorder; Growth; Growth curve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034950067     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb02433.x     Document Type: Article

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