Anorexia nervosa in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 188-193

  Njenga, F G ^a   Kangethe, R N ^a  

^a NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 20544461471     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i4.9153     Document Type: Article

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