Binge eating disorder in children and adolescents;"Binge-Eating"-Störung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen

Kindheit und Entwicklung

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-221

  Hilbert, Anja ^a   Munsch, Simone ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Binge eating; Childhood and adolescence; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144553107     PISSN: 09425403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/0942-5403.14.4.209     Document Type: Review

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