Women's experiences of bulimia nervosa

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-50

  Broussard, Brenda B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UW School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Binge eating; Bulimia nervosa; Experiences; Nursing; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 12344337250     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03262.x     Document Type: Review

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