Assessment of eating disorders-related risk in a cohort of adolescents living in Northern Italy. Results from a multicentric study;Valutazione del rischio di disturbi del comportamento alimentare negli adolescenti del Nord Italia: Risultati di uno studio multicentrico

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-145

  Pellai, A ^a,b   Brizzi, L ^a   Curci, R ^a   Sancini, S ^a   Saporetti, G ^a   Speich, S ^a   Tosetto, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Prevention and control Adolescence Questionnaires; Therapy Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036550097     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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