Detection, assessment and management of eating disorders; how involved are GPs?

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 96-99

  Flahavan, Claire ^a  

^a St Brigid's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; General practice; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750489042     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 07909667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S079096670000971X     Document Type: Article

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