Family functioning in anorexia nervosa: British and Italian mothers' perceptions

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-39

  Emanuelli, Francesca ^a   Ostuzzi, Roberto ^b   Cuzzolaro, Massimo ^c   Watkins, Beth ^a   Lask, Bryan ^a   Waller, Glenn ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Casa di Cura Villa Margherita   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Cross cultural; Family functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVICE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037349565     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-0153(02)00097-1     Document Type: Article

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