Epidemiology and risk factors of eating disorders: A two-stage epidemiologic study in a Spanish population aged 12-18 years

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-291

  Rojo, Luis ^a,b,g   Livianos, Lorenzo ^a,b   Conesa, Llanos ^c   García, Angeles ^d   Domínguez, Alberto ^e   Rodrigo, Gloria ^f   Sanjuán, Lluis ^a   Vila, Marisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HU La Fe   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE SAGUNTO   (Spain)

^d Med Serv of Public Health of Exmo   (Spain)

^e Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorders; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING ATTITUDE TEST; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0042386662     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10179     Document Type: Article

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