EDI results of Japanese and German women and possible sociocultural explanations

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 411-416

  Kusano Schwarz, Mihoko ^a,b   von Wietersheim, Jörn ^c  

^a Kanto Teishin Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Cross cultural comparison; Eating behaviour; Eating disorders; Female roles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 29244485550     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.590     Document Type: Article

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