Validation of a screening instrument for identifying risk behaviour related to eating disorders

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 433-455

  Waaddegaard, Mette ^a   Thoning, Henrik ^a   Petersson, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Eating disorders; Follow up study; Instruments; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0344308495     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.537     Document Type: Article

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