Review of the Prevalence and Incidence of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-396

  Hoek, Hans Wijbrand ^a,b   Van Hoeken, Daphne ^a  

^a PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Epidemiology; General practice; Health care; Incidence; Methodology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0242331825     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10222     Document Type: Review

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