The influence of definitions on the prevalence of eating problems in an adolescent population

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 284-292

  Bjornelv S ^a   Mykletun, A ^b   Dahl, A A ^c  

^a Innherred Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body mass index; Eating Attitude Test; Eating problems; Population study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0038543535     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324974     Document Type: Article

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