Ethnicity and differential access to care for eating disorder symptoms

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-212

  Becker, Anne E ^a,b,c   Franko, Debra L ^a,c,d   Speck, Alexandra ^c   Herzog, David B ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Harvard Eating Disorders Center   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinician bias; Eating disorder symptoms; Ethnicity; National Eating Disorders Screening Program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037372868     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10129     Document Type: Article

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