Am I too fat? Bulimia as an epidemic

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 515-526

  González, Beverly ^a   Huerta Sánchez, Emilia ^b   Ortiz Nieves, Angela ^c   Vázquez Alvarez, Terannie ^d   Kribs Zaleta, Christopher ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Dynamical systems; Eating disorders; Peer pressure; Reproductive number

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346331611     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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