Quality of life and bulimic eating disorder behaviors: Findings from a community-based sample

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 434-442

  Hay, Phillipa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Extreme weight control behaviors; General population survey; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BULIMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037402091     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10162     Document Type: Article

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