Computers, e-mail and therapy in eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-221

  Robinson, Paul ^a   Serfaty, Marc ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; OPEN STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0037736536     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.516     Document Type: Article

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