Accuracy of reported weight and menstrual status in teenage girls with eating disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-379

  Swenne, Ingemar ^a   Belfrage, Erik ^b   Thurfjell, Barbro ^c   Engström, Ingemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorder; EDNOS; Menstrual status; Self report; Weight

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 28944449687     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20199     Document Type: Article

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