Anorexia nervosa and culture

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-71

  Simpson, K J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Adam Ferguson Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Culture; Fat phobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036480745     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-0126.2001.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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