Age- and gender-related psychological characteristics of adolescent ballet dancers

Psychopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-142

  Neumärker, Klaus Jürgen ^a   Bettle, Norman ^a   Neumärker, Ursula ^a   Bettle, Oliver ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents psychopathology; Ballet dancing students; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0343184050     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029135     Document Type: Article

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