Prevalence and profile of females at risk of eating disorders in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-503

  Ho, Ting Fei ^a   Tai, B C ^a   Lee, E L ^b   Cheng, S ^b   Liow, P H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating attitude test; Eating disorders; Sociodemographical variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33745133016     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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