A measure for the assessment of eating disorders: Reliability and validity studies of the Rating of Anorexia and Bulimia interview - Revised version (RAB-R)

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-310

  Nevonen, Lauri ^a   Broberg, Anders G ^b   Clinton, David ^b   Norring, Claes ^b  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Assessment; Bulimia nervosa; Diagnosis; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0141430106     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00349     Document Type: Review

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