The spectrum of eating disorders: Prevalence in an area of Northeast Italy

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 145-154

  Miotto, Paola ^a   De Coppi, Monica ^a   Frezza, Michela ^a   Preti, Antonio ^b  

^a ULSS 7   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa psychology; Bulimia psychology; Eating disorders epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037966335     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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