Genes and/or Jeans?: Genetic and socio-cultural contributions to risk for eating disorders

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 81-103

  Becker, Anne E ^a,b   Keel, Pamela ^c   Anderson Fye, Eileen P ^d   Thomas, Jennifer J ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Genetic; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EATING DISORDER; EMPIRICISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HYPOTHESIS; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; TWINS; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; CULTURE; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 3843106092     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v23n03_07     Document Type: Review

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